ther US companies, eager to avoid new mine permitting issues, are trying another tactic to build domestic supply: recovering rare earth metals from existing mine waste

Brent Elliott, a research associate professor of geology at the University of Texas, estimates the U.S. has sufficient resources to meet demand. "It's about the extraction potential and the logistics of getting it out of the ground in a way that is environmentally sensitive but also socially responsible," he says.

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The bad news: The US is 100% reliant on imported gallium, primarily from China. The good news: A significant gallium deposit was just discovered in Montana. The bad news: Environmentalist groups are already circling the wagons. https://t.co/u0wLzVAfUa

First, a comprehensive domestic industrial strategy must address the entire mining ecosystem—from streamlined permitting and modern equipment to efficient logistics networks and processing economies of scale. Second, a coordinated friendshoring approach must leverage partnerships with allies and developing economies to diversify supply chains away... See more

While China accounts for approximately 60 percent of global REE production, it is responsible for 90 percent of processing, a