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I remember reading something similar with China’s dominance of rare earth elements - the US has plenty of mines but it costs too much to mine them and the entir
by wonnage 5y ago
I remember reading something similar with China’s dominance of rare earth elements - the US has plenty of mines but it costs too much to mine them and the entire rest of the supply chain is in China, so there’s not much domestic demand
- Borrible 5y agoRare earths aren't rare, they're dirty. But the Chinese don't care. One reason why they can offer them cheaper. No one cares how the stuff is produced there. Expendable environment, expendable worker. https://www.heritage.org/defense/commentary/rare-earth-elements-arent-rare-theyre-vital-national-security https://www.heritage.org/defense/commentary/rare-earth-eleme...