You all know who the gadmn pests are. The USA and allies.
The DPRK could have a high concentration of rare earth elements, but given that it is a reclusive country, it has not yet exploited these resources, which could upset the current global order.
Erbium, Thulium, Cerium, Samarium, Lithium . . . these are some of the elements that under the “rare earth” label. Many of the technological advances that have been realized over the past several decades have elements derived from the seventeen elements of the periodic table.
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[COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]The Jongju site, in North Korea, is home to nearly 216.2 million tons of rare earth oxides, double the known world reserves. In terms of monetary value, if these figures are accurate, South Korea estimates the value of the mineral resources of its North Korean neighbor at $2,800 billion. In comparison, the GDP of South Korea was about 1,530,75 trillion in 2017. According to the Korea Resources Corporation (KORES) report, North Korea could hold vast amounts of magnesite (six billion tons), graphite (two billion tons), iron ore (five billion tons) and tungsten (250,000 tons). The country could become a key player in the rare earth industry, as demand peaks for smartphones, semiconductors and related products. Pyongyang said it could exploit up to twenty million tons of these seventeen elements, with China as its potential buyer. Rare earth metallurgy is also essential for United States, Russian and Chinese weapons systems. The U.S. Terminal High Altitude Air Defense (THAAD) system requires rare earth elements, as do Russia’s S-400 and S-500 missile defense systems.
Upus.. The issue with rare earths is extraction and processing that’s why China controls 90% of the market.
It is such an energy intensive and polluting process that few can pull it of.
Next question Bonobo?
Degree ingeweza kufanya aweze kua na succession plan and his wealth would have outlasted his grandkids.
Hakuna mtu anakataa degree ni nzuri but it also matters ni Degree ya Univeristy gani na field gani. Degree za Kenya ziliharika after the introduction of Parallel programs.
Now back to the topic.
Rare Earths is a colloquial name just like Neon, Helium and other gases were being called in the past Rare Gases, then it changed to Noble Gases.
So you want to deny that NK does’t have huge deposits or what is exactly your arguement? Jina RARE Earth ndio uko na shida nayo?
All these stories about how the poorest countries like Congo and North Korea have these massive mineral deposits ni story za jaba msee. Those countries don’t even have mineral exploration capacity, how would they even know how much they have?
Sema kuhusu DRC but not North Korea. For a country with 72 known submarines they know much about metals and mining.
They also build at least 2 rockets or long range missiles per year so they know alot about alloys. Even with their dictatorship the general populations IQ haiko chini kama ya bonobos za DRC ama Kenya.