Home 60 Minutes A trillion-dollar treasure on the ocean floor 60 Minutes A trillion-dollar treasure on the ocean floor By CBS Report - November 18, 2019 4462 Share Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Rare earth elements and metals used in cell phones, supercomputers and more are sitting on the ocean floor, ready to be mined by multiple countries. So why is the U.S. on the sidelines? RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR 60 Minutes Scientists decode human thoughts and emotions using MRI 60 Minutes A standoff over Red Flag gun laws in Colorado 60 Minutes Sesame and the IRC join forces to help Syrian refugee children MOST POPULAR Rep. Liz Cheney loses in Wyoming to Trump-backed challenger August 17, 2022 GOP House Judiciary members demand Biden officials save Trump warrant records August 15, 2022 Judge approves $24M equal pay settlement for U.S. women's soccer team August 15, 2022 “CBS Evening News” headlines for Tuesday, August 16, 2022 August 16, 2022 Load more HOT NEWS Business President Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act into law Business Wingstop owned by rapper Rick Ross fined for labor violations Business 8/14: Fitzapatrick, Tyab, D'Agata Business Only one U.S. state has seen rents fall over the past...