In rare earth metals power struggle with China, old laptops, phones may get a new life | Metals Mine

  • In rare earth metals power struggle with China, old laptops, phones may get a new life

    From cnbc.com

    As the U.S. and China vie for economic, technological and geopolitical supremacy, the critical elements and metals embedded in technology from consumer to industrial and military markets have become a pawn in the wider conflict. That’s nowhere more so the case than in China’s leverage over the rare earth metals supply chain. This past week, the Department of Defense took a large equity stake in MP Materials , the company running the only rare earths mining operation in the U.S. But there’s another option to combat the rare earths shortage that goes back to an older idea: recycling. The business has come a long ... (full story)

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