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US, Australia sign rare earth, mineral agreement as China tightens supply (www.aljazeera.com)
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[–] Darkcommie@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is that enough to fill the US’s military needs?

[–] chesmotorcycle@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

It won't be, but even if it was:

As of 2025 Australia has the fourth-largest reserves of REEs in the world (around 5 per cent of global reserves), and is also the fourth-largest producer of rare-earths (around 8 per cent of global production). However, it does not have facilities for processing them, and sends its minerals to China for processing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare-earth_industry_in_Australia