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Rare earth minerals return to the U.S. security agenda
The Mountain Pass rare earths mine restarted activity in 2018, and now produces about 15,000 tons of minerals every year. For now, however, all of that must be sent to China for processing (source: MP Materials)
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What's inside
- Beijing has threatened to cut off rare earth supplies to the U.S.
- The U.S. is severely dependent on China for such resources
- The government is trying to build up a domestic supply chain
- That is a long-term project. There are few short-term solutions
Who will benefit?
- Report is targeted to the decision makers in cross country manufacturing – suppliers, manufacturers, logistics.
- Also considered useful for the administrative university facilities, to better understand the possibe effects of current decisions.
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