CatHedral
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Maybe because they arent exactly in nice neat palletized boxes? The amount of time, labor and money needed to extract them is yuuge. Consider Molycorp.
The collapse of American rare earth mining — and lessons learned
In this commentary, a reader argues it's the U.S. government’s responsibility to set the stage for increased American rare earth production.
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But the news isnt all bad.
The U.S. Needs China For Rare Earth Minerals? Not For Long, Thanks To This Mountain
If the folks at USA Rare Earth have anything to say about it, we'll soon start weaning ourselves off rival powers as our source for those critical elements.
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apologies lol
