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52fighters to Economics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month ago

Bad News for China: Rare Earth Elements Aren’t That Rare

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Bad News for China: Rare Earth Elements Aren’t That Rare

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52fighters to Economics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month ago
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China is limiting US access to critical minerals in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs, but the move isn’t as devastating as Beijing wants it to be.
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    The issue isn’t so much access to raw ore as mineral processing. It’s about (1) who has the industrial capacity and (2) what are the processing costs. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/mineral-production-by-country

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      1. Which countries are willing to destroy ecosystems to get to the ore. Even under conservatives, American regulations make mining and processing prohibitively expensive.
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        As we speak Trump is tearing out regulations and opening up previously restricted federal lands.

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        Which countries are willing to destroy ecosystems ? to get to the ore. Even under conservatives, America! n regulations make mining and processing prohibitively expensive.

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