Rare Earth Elements, Deep Sea Mining and Ultra Deep Mining | 60 Minutes Full Episodes

From 2015, Lesley Stahl's investigation into whether there is a danger posed by Chinese control of the rare earth element mining industry. From 2019, Bill Whitaker's look at the lucrative world of deep-sea ocean floor mining. From 2024, Whitaker's report on the consequences of the U.S. Senate's logjam over ratifying the U.N.'s Law of the Sea. And from 2018, Whittaker's visit to South Africa to see how scientists are looking for living organisms deep within the earth.

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0:00 Intro
0:11 Rare Earth Elements
13:12 Into the Deep
26:27 Law of the Sea
39:25 Ultra Deep