US rare earth mine on the mend

Back in 1998, an “environmental disaster” shut Molycorp’s Mountain Pass open pit mine. Up until then, most of the rare earth metals used to manufacturer everything from cellphones to wind turbines were produced there, but the cost grew too high. Ten-plus years later, China’s resource brinksmanship has brought the facility back to life. When you’ve [...]


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Source: http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2012/02/25/us-rare-earth-mine-on-the-mend/

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