獨立智庫外交關係協會(Council on Foreign Relations)向彭博社(Bloomberg News)質疑這項新發現的利用價值,稀土產業及技術協會(Rare Earth Industry and Technology Association)成員戴蘭尼(Keith Delaney)也說,這項發現雖然「耐人尋味」,但要知道開採是否可行,還言之過早。
Huh???? USN's 2 men research sub, Trieste, reached down to 10,911 meters on 1/23/1960 in the Challenger Deep, of the Mariana Trench near Guam, more than 51 years ago....