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http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2018/February 2018/Rare-Earth-Uncertainty.aspx
Here's an issue I've never really thought about.
Here's an issue I've never really thought about.
February
Posted from airforcemag.comPosted in these groups: 
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Technology
Posted 7 y ago
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Can’t seem to pull up that site. Based on the URI i’d say it has to do with with the ‘rare earth’ elements.
These are strategic materials used extensively in exotic materials, ceramics, computers, and other high tech.
When last i looked the majority were found in South Africa, Russia, and place generally unfriendly to us.
Yup... quite a conundrum
These are strategic materials used extensively in exotic materials, ceramics, computers, and other high tech.
When last i looked the majority were found in South Africa, Russia, and place generally unfriendly to us.
Yup... quite a conundrum
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
I give up. Go to Air Force Magazine site and search rare earth, that will get to article
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Sgt Wayne Wood
It’s cool Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen ... it’s a subject i’m already familiar with. I WILL be updating my information though! Thx for the heads up.
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Sgt Wayne Wood
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Try this one
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_earth_industry_in_China
I let this item slide by under my radar for FAR TOO LONG! Thanks for bringing it to my attention again Colonel.
Try this one
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_earth_industry_in_China
I let this item slide by under my radar for FAR TOO LONG! Thanks for bringing it to my attention again Colonel.
Rare earth industry in China - Wikipedia
The rare earth industry in China is a large industry that is important to Chinese internal economics. The rare earth metals are used to manufacture everything from electric or hybrid vehicles, wind turbines, consumer electronics and other clean energy technologies.[1] Rare earth minerals are a group of minerals containing relatively large amounts of the 17 rare earth elements[2]. They are dispersed in low concentrations and are costly to...
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Sounds like source for a good chunk of AF Times article. Interesting that China has around 30% of worlds source but controls over 90% of the market. Suppose that at some point it made sense for US to preserve its reserves and buy but other articles I've seen indicate there is significant manufacturing involved in getting the marketable RE products. China has developed that capability while US has let it go fallow.
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