I'll let you read up....looks to me the gov't is trying to figure out how to control what they have already sold https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/groundbreaking-report-us-reliant-china-russia-other-foreign-nations-many-critical https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/02/22/fact-sheet-securing-a-made-in-america-supply-chain-for-critical-minerals/