Despite the popular belief China needs western mining technology, Hallgarten's Christopher Ecclestone argues China has been a mining power for centuries that isn't dependent on foreign mining for advancement.
An initiative petition would hike Nevada hardrock mining taxes by 300% can still be circulated, a Nevada court ruled, but only if some changes in language.
If the U.S. fails to re-establish domestic rare earth mineral supplies and fund REE R&D, meeting domestic energy, healthcare and transportation needs may be difficult, a top GE scientist says.
U.S. House committees and representatives are getting serious about the U.S. rare earths supply chain, China's plan to create a Rare Earth OPEC, and reviving domestic rare earth mining and exploration.
