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1
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Where was major copper production?

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Chile

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How much of the world’s copper does Chile produce

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1/3 of the world’s

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What companies operate copper in chile, name all 3.

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  1. BHP Billiton
  2. Anglo American
  3. Japan’s Sumitomo Corp
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where is copper demand the highest?

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China

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5
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Which country provides equipment of copper mining?

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German machinery

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What else does Chile use copper for?

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To make bed rails, sink, stethoscope in hospital

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Why does Chile use copper in hospitals?

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Has anti-bacterial properties

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How many percent of bacterial spread did it decrease?

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40% reduction

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Why does copper have anti-bacterial properties?

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Copper ions interact with bacteria membranes
Metabolism of bacteria is disturbed
Then bacteria dies

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Which company makes copper hospital equipment?

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BioHealth

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Where in Chile is the active copper mine?

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Los Pelambres

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How big is Los pelambres?

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It’s 5th largest in Chile

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What are some names of the mines

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  1. Los pelambres
  2. Chuquicamata mine
  3. Escondida mine
  4. El Teniente mine
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14
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Where is Rio Tinto borates?

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In Boron, California

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What are some jobs at US borax mine?

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  1. Stem professionals
  2. Mill wrights
  3. quality advisor
  4. Shipping teams
  5. COmmerical team outside Boron
  6. Janitor
  7. Business planner
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What is extracted at US borax mine?

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Borates are refined

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What is the environment like at US borax mine amonst people?

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High interaction

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18
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What are rare minerals found in China?

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Cerium
Yttrium
Lanthanum
Neodymium

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what do rare minerals operate?

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Bombs and batteries and tv screens and camera screens and car batteries and baseball bats and alloys of missiles
(high tech items)

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which country dominates in rare earth minerals?

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China

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which country does China threaten with its rare minerals?

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America

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which industry is the largest consumer of rare minerals?

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Glass industry

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what do rare earth minerals do to US

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Give stronger military advantage

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how much reserve of rare earth minerals does China hold?

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What was China's percent of rare earth metal production in 2018?
70%
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how many percent does US consume of rare metals from China
80%
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how much did US buy it for
160 Million dollars
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what are US tariffs exempt on
rare metals from china
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how much has neodymium prices soared?
by 20%
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what is neodymium for
speakers and magnets
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how much has dysprosium prices soared?
10%
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what is dysprosium used for?
Lasers
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where is america trying to find alternatives to china's rare minerals?
Mountain pass mine
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Where is mountain pass mine
California
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What other company is joining rare mineral trade
Lynas from Australia
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which mineral is unsure if its viable
Appalachian coal ash, extract from there
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Outside of China, where else is America eyeing
Congo
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how many rare earth metals are there?
17
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where are rare earth metals usually found
earth's crust
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what are rare earth mineral characteristics?
Dispersed, hard to mine, high melting and boiling points, reactive to other metals
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how many rare earth mineral are used in phone
up to 16
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where was before leading source of rare earths?
California mountain pass mine
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where does australian lynas have factory
Malaysia
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What types of rare earths do lynas process
Light ones, china has heavy
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why is the extraction process of rare earths hard?
Toxic wastewater, and radioactive residue
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Where is tantalum mined in?
Congo
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what are 4 conflict minerals in COngo
Tungsten Tantalum Gold Tin
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What does Tungsten do
Make phone vibrate
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what does tantalum do
stores electricity for its battery
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what does gold do
coat its wire
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what does tin do
solders circuit board
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what can you do to stand with congo
buy conflict-free products
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what do congo extraction of resources called
conflict minerals
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what does money from conflict minerals do to Congo
Military armed groups profiting Fuels violence of gangs abducting children raping to create fear
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what is coltan
conflict mineral

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