US strategic restructuring of rare earth mining boom lift exploring desire to get rid of dependence on China

"Uncle Sam can sit on a gold mine!" U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Mineral Resources Program Director Minot (Larry Meinert) said. Rare earth supply and demand in the current situation in the breakout, get rid of dependence on China, the United States is being launched nationwide search for rare earth elements in action.

According to the AP, such as lanthanum and neodymium like 15 kinds of rare earth elements as early as in the American West during the gold rush has been found, but has not pay attention to. As electronic product size becomes smaller and smaller, and become more sophisticated, the demand for rare earth surge in 10 years. These elements allow the battery to become more portable, allowing fluorescent screen lights up for the touch screen to add color.

Today, the U.S. government started searching and testing rock mine plan, Geological Survey and the Department of Energy to send geologists to explore the country, all from the U.S. West Yellow Gold mines have been abandoned gravel and ore samples were collected for testing. Minot stressed that if the existence of these rare earth gravel, you can create a win-win situation in many respects, such as the United States can gradually get rid of dependence on Chinese rare earths, and get past the little-known natural resources.

Rare earth elements in the lanthanide series 15 is not entirely uncommon, but not enough focus, and often closely associated elements, so the cost of mining and high resolution.

The United States is the world's second largest country of rare earth resources, second only to China, but for environmental and cost concerns, the United States many years ago to stop mining, on behalf of a large number of imports from China rare earth products.

"Before we did not dig their own, is that sufficient to meet demand from the Chinese imports." USGS Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center Director Ridley (Ian Ridley) pointed out that "the U.S. economy is now rare to become a weakness."


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