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Didn't China halt all exports of rare earth minerals to the whole world?
The minerals aren't actually rare, they're just in low concentrations and difficult to extract. It's just a matter of time before thet set up mining and precessing somewhere else. It won't be in the US though. It'll be somewhere with super cheap labor and no regulations or environmental protections. Which is why it was in China in the first place.
Just wait; Trump's "policies" will ensure the US meets both those criteria.
Good, the environment is made up and the children yearn for the mines!
They’re not called minors for nothing.