That’s a cute statement.
So, how are you going to mine stuff in the US that the US has no resource deposits of?
I want to see you move rare earth production into the US.
So, how are you going to mine stuff in the US that the US has no resource deposits of?
I want to see you move rare earth production into the US.
Another big source is fly ash, which we get from burning coal. This actually has a decently high concentration of the more urgently needed elements. The more coal we burn, the more fly ash we have. Burn more, and get rare earth elements as a bonus.
The amounts needed are tiny. The only trouble with importing from China is that China considers control of rare earth elements to be part of a strategy to dominate the world. China restricts exports, and threatens to restrict them more. This is of course a national security issue for every other country in the world.