NPR

Rare earths: Federal backing and tech advances aim to help the U.S. catch up to China

With names like neodymium and dysprosium, rare-earth elements sound exotic — and their perceived scarcity has only added to the mystique. In reality, rare earths aren't that rare, but just difficult ...
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Nearly $100B in rare earths may be buried in the U.S.

Geologists and mining companies are quietly mapping what could be one of the largest untapped troves of rare earth elements on the planet, with early estimates suggesting deposits in the United States ...
The New York Times

Inside China’s Six-Decade Campaign to Dominate Rare Earths

From Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping, generations of Communist Party bosses and military leaders invested in a strategic but heavily polluting industry. A refinery on the outskirts of Wuxi, China, is the ...