In 2013, China produced about 90% of the world's supply of rare earth element ores. The USGS Mineral Commodity Summary (2) reported production tonnages for Australia, the United States, India, Brazil, Russia, Vietnam and Malaysia.his chart shows China's dominance in the production of rare earth elements between 1994 and 2012. The United States was a significant producer through the early 1990s, but low-priced materials being sold by China forced mines in the United States and other countries out of operation.
There are several notable stars' buried here, although finding them can be a bit tricky. Fortunately, I can provide directions for you to most of their graves. (Click here to see an interactive map of the park.) Superstar Bob Hope (1903-2003) was buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery on the morning of July 30, 2003. Mrs. Hope said that when she asked Bob where he would like to be buried, he said (with his typical wry humor) Surprise me..
Revolutionaries reunited: Fidel Castro's ashes spend the night in Che Guevara's mausoleum on their way to his final burial place. Former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro died and was cremated last Friday. His ashes are being taken on a three-day tour of the Caribbean island. He will be interred in Santiago de Cuba where he declared victory in 1959. Thousands of mourners have lined the route of the 500-mile funeral route.