[muawiyah]

A refurbished American rare earth mine is being reopened in 2011.

This stuff is found everywhere. The only inhibiting factors are "residual radioactivity" in the mine sites AND the difficulty and cost of separating the materials from the ore.

[MNlurker]

A number of mines have also been kept closed due to environmentalist lawsuits...

[DesertRhino]

“The only inhibiting factors are “residual radioactivity” in the mine sites”

Wellll, then getting those mines running here in the USA shouldn’t be a issue at all. Just 2 or 3 weeks to clear it with the EPA. And if there’s one thing i think when i think “Obama”? I think mining, (radioactive mining) and doing whatever it takes to support American industry! /

[DBrow]

“residual radioactivity”

I’m not familiar with this, can you expand?

[Red Badger]

Rare Earth is coming back? YAAAY!................

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

**This stuff is found everywhere. The only inhibiting factors are “residual radioactivity” in the mine sites AND...***

The EPA!

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

This stuff is found everywhere. The only inhibiting factors are “residual radioactivity” in the mine sites AND....

The EPA! (Can’t let Americans get rich now, can we?)