30-09-2010, 07:03 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-10-2010, 06:49 AM by Peter Lemkin.)
While it is true that at the moment about 97% of the rare earth metals are PRODUCED in China, the USA has one huge - enough for several centuries - mine [currently NOT working] right on the highway from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. They stopped work on the mine some years ago, as they couldn't compete with the low prices of China....so the globalization they were pushing 'dun 'em in.... At the moment they are starting up the mine again and predict it will take two years to restart full production...so all their tears are crocodile tears and likely being used for some excuse in a war somewhere - or some such....
Rare earths are used for many military applications and also make the nice colors on computer screens, as well as small magnets for small quality headphones/earpieces/medical equiptment....etc.
Rare earths are used for many military applications and also make the nice colors on computer screens, as well as small magnets for small quality headphones/earpieces/medical equiptment....etc.
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"If there is no struggle there is no progress. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and never will" - Frederick Douglass
"Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience! People are obedient in the face of poverty, starvation, stupidity, war, and cruelty. Our problem is that grand thieves are running the country. That's our problem!" - Howard Zinn
"If there is no struggle there is no progress. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and never will" - Frederick Douglass