NinjaZ@infosec.pub to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoChina has stopped exporting rare earths to everyone, not just the U.S., cutting off critical materials for tech, autos, aerospace, and defensefortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square55linkfedilinkarrow-up1441arrow-down16
arrow-up1435arrow-down1external-linkChina has stopped exporting rare earths to everyone, not just the U.S., cutting off critical materials for tech, autos, aerospace, and defensefortune.comNinjaZ@infosec.pub to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square55linkfedilink
minus-squareNatanael@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoYup, very few rare earth metals are actually rare in absolute terms. Most deposits simply aren’t worth the trouble.
Yup, very few rare earth metals are actually rare in absolute terms. Most deposits simply aren’t worth the trouble.