The missing link in America’s critical minerals push isn’t mining – it’s processing expertise
By Hélène Nguemgaing, Assistant Clinical Professor of Critical Resources & Sustainability Analytics, University of Maryland
Alan Collins, Professor of Natural Resource Economics, West Virginia University
America was once the global leader in rare earth element production, but as processing moved to China, the US lost capacity and expertise. It can get them back.
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