Chinese anger at US rare earths order - Washington wants to speed up local production to reduce reliance on Chinese imports

ATF ^ | Today | Chris Gill

[ryderann]

They could re-open our mines in the mountains of Western North Carolina too. They’re full of goodies.

[PIF]

First in 40 years, actually—President Reagan.

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Well no. Reagan single highhandedly put a large portion of the US commercial fishing industry out of business from the cod and lobster grounds in the Northeast to the bottom fish grounds in the Pacific Northwest to the entire tuna seine industry in California.

[AndyJackson]

you can bet that many in US seats of power, both government and private, are mad too.

We sold out our country fair and square and now Trump is welching on the deal and making people think we are liars.

[ConservativeInPA]

They owe us.

To the victor goes the spoils.

Let's start acting like winners.

[PGR88]

China has a rare earths order because the USA, and the West (Australia, for example) GAVE IT TO THEM.

Rare earths are usually by-products of other minerals mining, particularly uranium (something else we’ve given away). They are energy-intensive, often radioactive, and produced using acid-leach systems.

Places like green-leftist California made it impossible to continue production in the USA.

[PIF]

“The mine closed in 2002 due to environmental restrictions and competition from Chinese suppliers”

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That was after Clinton closed the even bigger mine in the upper states - dakota idaho montana - at the request of his chinese friends

[Blurb2350]

If China is mad you can bet that many in US seats of power, both government and private, are mad too.
Exactly right, Bean Counter. A recent article elaborating on this very fact used the term "China Party" to describe the large and growing number of enterprises -- entire industries -- that have cast their lot with Communist China. Their China ties are far stronger and meaningful than any connection to a political party or even to the United States.

[granada]

Australia has a large deposit of rare earth metals and the state of Nevada has a large deposit of rare earth materials.

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EPA, warmists, environmentalists......can make it impossible to unearth those rare earth materials.

[EEGator]

https://www.livescience.com/47682-rare-earth-minerals-found-under-afghanistan.html

[granada]

Unless I misremember, the US was the world’s largest source of rare earths until Bill Clinton...
.......

True.

[EEGator]

Agreed.

[EEGator]

Also, destroy their poppy fields while we’re at it.

[woodchukwood]

Proper environmental procedure cannot be ignored, least
you end up with a disaster.

Check out the Berkeley Pit copper mine in Butte, MT.

Stillwater Mining in Montana was one of the largest employers in the state, but were not wildly profitable because they tried to be mindful of the environment.

Metal extraction isn’t just crushing rocks. It takes chemicals to release the ores. Therein lies much of the science and pollution.

[woodchukwood]

Just to clarify:
Stillwater was NOT involved in the Butte Copper mining
disaster.

They do platinum group metals mining in MT.

[KittyKares]

That was after Clinton closed the even bigger mine in the upper states - dakota idaho montana - at the request of his chinese friends

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Hearing how our own people sold us out bit by bit like this over the years boggles my mind. China must have been laughing at what fools we are.

[SgtHooper]

LOL!

[granada]

Lol. California won’t fail PRC China.

[null and void]

GOOD! F ‘em!

[null and void]

We should harness the rare Earth minerals in Afghanistan.
They owe us.

If you try and save someone from themselves when they don't want it, you will fail, and they will resent it.

[null and void]

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