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Today...Trump Moves to Expand Rare Earths Mining, Citing China Threat
By Jennifer Jacobs and Joe Deaux , September 30, 2020, 4:04 PM PDT
Inside The Mountain Pass Mine As Rare Earths Face Trade War Threats
Photographer: Joe Buglewicz/Bloomberg
President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring a national emergency in the mining industry, a move aimed at expanding domestic production of rare earth minerals vital to most manufacturing sectors.

The order directs the Interior Department to explore using the Defense Production Act to hasten the development of mines. The administration has used the law to accelerate production of medical supplies during the coronavirus pandemic.

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