SEPTEMBER 11, 2009. MOUNTAIN PASS, CA. John Espinoza looks down on ground water that has accumulate

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009. MOUNTAIN PASS, CA. John Espinoza looks down on ground water that has accumulated in the pit of the Mountain Pass rare earth mine. Green sediment in the shallow perimeter indicates a heavy concentration of metal ore. Once the 50–ft–deep pond is pumped dry, digging will resume. By 2012, Molycorp expects to be come a major global player in rare earth metals used in hybred electric car batteries and wind generator motors. (Photo by Don Bartletti/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
SEPTEMBER 11, 2009. MOUNTAIN PASS, CA. John Espinoza looks down on ground water that has accumulated in the pit of the Mountain Pass rare earth mine. Green sediment in the shallow perimeter indicates a heavy concentration of metal ore. Once the 50–ft–deep pond is pumped dry, digging will resume. By 2012, Molycorp expects to be come a major global player in rare earth metals used in hybred electric car batteries and wind generator motors. (Photo by Don Bartletti/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
SEPTEMBER 11, 2009. MOUNTAIN PASS, CA. John Espinoza looks down on ground water that has accumulate
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