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The author visited the massive illegal quarrying site that was polluting the water supply of Ganzhou, China.
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Some rare metals, such as iron, copper, and zinc, are abundant in the Earth's crust. However, rare metals such as neodymium and other light rare-earth metals are abundant in extremely low quantities, and are therefore highly prized.