A radioactive pond filled in and covered in grass in Sillamae, Estonia, is host to the only major processing plant outside Asia for rare earth metals used in the automotive industry.

Analysts say American Lithium‘s Tonopah project in Nevada could run at world-beating costs.

"The number of folks talking about JVs and onshoring is very different than even just a couple of years ago,” said DOE Chelsea Sexton.

The country has offered the US car maker incentives ranging from tax breaks to a concession to mine nickel.

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The proposed tax on mineral ore exports is part of the overall plan to establish a new fiscal regime for the industry to boost government revenue.

Indonesia and the Philippines are the world’s biggest suppliers of nickel.