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A Looming Rare Earth Shortage Threatens Critical Tech

6 pointsby JeanKagetoday at 6:13 AM3 commentsview on HN

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ggmtoday at 6:27 AM

US fed investment in Australian rare earth mines was announced this year. I'm unsure if it's more than loan guarantees and a purchase agreement. There was discussion of a floor price but it focussed on the distorting qualities.

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deepsuntoday at 7:00 AM

I remember on my youth same thing said about oil.