# @60minutes on TikTok

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.tiktok.com/@60minutes/video/7567444355099675918
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36506811-60minutes-tiktok
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/9670717a57.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-10-31T17:49:37.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** 60 Minutes (@60minutes) — https://gondola.cc/60minutes

## Caption

Despite their name, rare earth elements are not rare. Small amounts can be found in your backyard. They're trapped in what looks like ordinary rock. But there are only a few places on earth with concentrations high enough to mine. In 2015, Lesley Stahl explained how China replaced the United States as the top producer of rare earths. #rareearth #rareearthelements #rareearthmetals 

## Stats

- **Views:** 119,700
- **Likes:** 3,477
- **Shares:** 95
- **Comments:** 109

## Tags

rareearth, rareearthelements, rareearthmetals

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