Official: Rare-earth elements in Jamaica’s red mud

Published January 16, 2013 12:11am ET



KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica may be able to benefit from newly found deposits of rare-earth elements that are key ingredients for smartphones, computers and numerous other high-tech goods, the Caribbean island’s top mining official said Tuesday.

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