A bastnaesite mineral containing rare earth from the United States, is pictured next to cell phones, which utilises the minerals during manufacturing at a laboratory of Yasuhiro Kato, an associate professor of earth science at the University of Tokyo, in this photo illustration taken July 5, 2011. Vast deposits of rare earth minerals, crucial in making high-tech electronics products, have been found on the floor of the Pacific Ocean and can be readily extracted, Japanese scientists said on Monday. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT)