Japan recycles minerals from used electronics

Two decades after global competition drove the mines in this corner of Japan to extinction, Kosaka is again abuzz with talk of new riches.The treasures are not copper or coal. They are rare-earth elements and other minerals that are crucial to many Japanese technologies and have so far come almost exclusively from China, the global leader in rare earth mining.Japan is also pushing for new manufacturing processes that do not require rare earths..like motor for hybrid vehicles that used cheap and readily available ferrite magnets, instead of the rare earth magnets typically required.But this form of recycling is an expensive and technically difficult process that is still being perfected....Let them tryyyyy