Sida lagu sheegay war-saxaafadeed ku taariikhaysan Noofambar 8, 2021, Sahanka Jiyoolajiga ee Maraykanka (USGS) ayaa dib u eegay noocyada macdanta sida waafaqsan Xeerka Tamarta ee 2020, kuwaas oo loo qoondeeyey inay yihiin macdan muhiim ah 2018. Liiska cusub ee la daabacay, 50 soo socda noocyada macdanta ayaa la soo jeediyay (sida alifbeetada u kala horreeyaan).
Aluminium, antimony, arsenic, barite, beryllium, bismuth, cerium, cesium, chromium, cobalt, chromium, erbium, europium, fluorite, gadolinium, gallium, germanium, graphite, hafnium, holmium, indium, iridium, lanthanum, lithium, Magnesium, manganese, neodymium, nickel, niobium, palladium, platinum, praseodymium, rhodium, rubidium, lutium, samarium, scandium, tantalum, tellurium, terbium, thulium, tin, titanium, tungsten, vanadium, ytterbium, yttulium, zinc,
Xeerka Tamarta, macdanta muhiimka ah waxaa lagu qeexaa inay yihiin macdano aan shidaal ahayn ama walxaha macdanta muhiimka u ah dhaqaalaha ama amniga Maraykanka.Waxaa loo arkaa silsilad sahayda oo jilicsan, Wasaaradda Arrimaha Gudaha waa inay cusboonaysiisaa xaaladda ugu yaraan saddexdii sanaba mar iyadoo ku saleysan habka cusub ee Sharciga Tamarta.USGS waxay codsanaysaa faallooyin dadweyne inta lagu jiro Noofambar 9-keeda Diseembar 9-keeda, 2021.