There's gold, iron, and lots of other rare, precious metals.

有黄金、铁和许多其他稀有贵金属。

It's also a waste of resources, like valuable rare earth metals.

其实它们也有废物利用的价值，比如说含有珍贵的稀有金属。

And where will we get all the rare metals necessary to build them?

我们从哪里获得建造它们所需的稀有金属呢?

Later, he said, the space agency may try to mine iron and rare earth metals.

他说，之后，美国航空航天局可能会尝试开采铁和稀土金属。

Currently, the United States and its allies depend almost completely on China for rare earth metals.

目前，美国及其盟国几乎完全依赖中国供应稀土金属。

But currently, low prices for rare earth metals, technical difficulties and concerns from possible lenders present problems.

但是，目前稀土金属价格低廉、技术困难以及可能的贷款人的担忧都是问题所在。

Deep-sea mining could damage the ocean, but paradoxically it might provide rare metals needed to decarbonise the planet.

深海采矿可能会破坏海洋，但矛盾的是，它可能会提供地球脱碳所需的稀有金属。

A new study has found stranger materials in a wastewater system: large amounts of rare and precious metals.

最新研究发现，下水道中含有一种奇怪物质：大量稀有的贵重金属。

They discovered that if you add just a little of another, very rare, metal, it makes the copper stronger.

如果你把另一种很罕见的金属掺和进去，便能使铜变硬。

In February, U.S. President Joe Biden announced federal assistance programs to help companies mine and process lithium and other rare metals.

今年2月，美国总统乔·拜登宣布了帮助企业开采和加工锂和其他稀有金属的联邦援助计划。

A barrier to getting big mining projects started has been a 70 percent drop in the price of many rare earth metals.

启动大型采矿项目的一个障碍是许多稀土金属价格下降了70%。

Gold is a relatively rare metal with lots of versatility.

黄金是一种相对稀有的金属，用途广泛。

A precious metal is a more expensive, a rarer, metal.

贵金属是一种更昂贵、更稀有的金属。

Apparently, gold is some kind of rare metal.

很明显 黄金确实是贵金属。

The United States Geological Survey reports that the countries with the largest supplies of rare earth metals are China, Vietnam, Russia and Myanmar, also known as Burma.

美国地质调查局报告称，稀土金属供应量最大的国家是中国、越南、俄罗斯和缅甸。

Seventeen of the chemical elements on the table are rare earth metals which are widely used in electronics.

表中的 17 种化学元素是广泛用于电子产品的稀土金属。

In fact, of the 17 types of rare earth metals, phones and other electronics may contain up to 16.

事实上， 在 17 种稀土金属中，手机和其他电子产品可能含有多达 16 种。

Kobold is partnered with Bluejay Mining to find the rare and precious metals in Greenland that are necessary to build electric vehicles and massive batteries to store renewable energy.

科博尔德正与蓝鸦矿业合作，在格陵兰岛寻找制造电动汽车和储存可再生能源的大型电池所必需的稀有贵金属。

Many rare earth elements are produced or processed in China and that could factor into an ongoing trade dispute between the United States and China if higher tariffs or taxes effect the costs of rare earth metals.

许多稀土元素在中国生产或加工，如果更高的关税或税收影响稀土金属的成本，这可能会导致中美之间持续的贸易争端。