Mining Matters: Rare earths, with Rainbow's George Bennett
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Rare earths have been much in the news of late, as the world begins to wake up to Chinese dominance in this particular market. But what are rare earths - are they rare, are they even earths? George Bennett, the chief executive of Rainbow Rare Earths, joins us to discuss the mining, processing, marketing and selling of rare earths, the different types of deposits, and what's real and what's not when it comes to the power politics and the hype that surrounds them.