$6 Trillion in Rare Earth Ore Found in NKorea, Invasion Soon?

North Korea could rival China on rare earths reserves
[link to rt.com]

North Korea is sitting on around 200 different minerals, including a large number of rare earth metals, hidden in its mountains. The prized resources are attracting companies from China and South Korea, despite the political tension.

­In recent years the isolated country has shown no signs of economic improvement such as large-scale construction projects, modern cars and improved infrastructure, apart from the rumors of a nuclear weapons programme, Leonid A Petrov, a lecturer in Korean studies at the University of Sydney, wrote in an article in Asian times.

The country’s economic recovery after famine and natural disasters could come from the exploration of its rich mineral resources, he stressed.

North Korea's is set to have the world’s second-largest magnesite reserves, and its tungsten deposits are almost the world's sixth-largest. The country also holds sizeable deposits of coal, iron ore, gold, zinc, copper, limestone, molybdenum, and graphite.

Rare earth ores are all over the planet. NK does not have the resources to feed their own country. If someone invaded they would have to create an industry to mine it. Do you honestly believe they would invade, costing the country billions to get at it? Its far easier to get them elsewear.

Isn't billions for trillions good business #2 ?

we haven't learned from the first korean war, vietnam, iraq, afghanistan that going into unwinnable wars for mongoloid reasons is stupid so why not.

You got that right! Funny how both commies China and NKorea have tons of rare earth. China has the cell phone battery market all jacked up in the past 2 years. We need some alternatives, now!!!