Old Rocks
Diamond Member
Looks like rare earth metals are no longer a problem from either the political or abundance standpoint;
bigthink.com
![bigthink.com](https://bigthink.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/origin-170.jpg?resize=1200,630)
Japan finds a huge cache of scarce rare-earth minerals
Japan looks to replace China as the primary source of critical metals
![bigthink.com](https://bigthink.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-bt-icon-512x512-1-1.png?w=32)