The USA tried mining rare earth in Mongolia and could not bypass the Chinese and Russian hurdle of how to get those raw materials out of land-locked Mongolia. China refused to allow its ports to be used for the ores to be shipped to Japan for refining. That killed the project altogether.
The USA tried to engage Vietnam to allow it to exploit the rare earth material in Vietnam and is still trying very hard to sway the Vietnamese to their side. Too bad, they showed the Vietnamese their negative side with Kamala Harris laying a wreath at John McCain's memorial site in Hanoi. This is an act adding insult to injury for Kamala Harris to pay respect to a war criminal in the eyes of the Vietnamese. The insensitivity was uncalled for and was a big mistake.
Now it looks like Trump's attempt to have access to Ukraine's mineral resources, including rare earth, is falling apart, with the Ukraine peace deal hanging in the balance.
With no other choice, Trump is betting on mining rare earth from the deep ocean that I believe no one else has done yet. When that fails, maybe Trump will gloat about mining on the moon, or even Mars, LOL. Talk about building castle's in the air!
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Well, Trump is gloating that he is doing all the things that no other USA Presidents before him dared to do. Even telling lies every day, every hour and every minute. Even changing course in mid-stream that confused even those in his own administration.
Listen to all those people like Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, spinning on issues based on shifting grounds ever so often. The whole establishment is just playing a dog and pony game show. While the whole world sees them as clowns in a circus, the Hillbillies takes them as real saviors of the USA dream.
Just mining only is already a problem. What about processing facilities? There will undoubtedly be problems with environmental and radiation issues. How long is this all going to take to resolve. Hocus Pocus and it all happens!
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