China overtakes Russia and the United States and finds a source of ‘inexhaustible energy’ to power the country for thousands of years

China overtakes Russia and the United States and finds a source of ‘inexhaustible energy’ to power the country for thousands of years

The Bayan Obo mine, located in Inner Mongolia, is believed to hold vast reserves of thorium, a promising alternative to fossil fuels.

China discovers rare element called thorium that "can power" the country for "60,000 years"

A rare earth element called thorium has been discovered in large quantities in China's Bayan Obo mining complex in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.