>>518872183
Edward Nixon (Richard Nixon's brother) outsourced rare earth mining to China during his brother's administration, profiting greatly. We still have more proven reserves than anywhere else, but need to restart all the processes to bring extraction back online.

Activities to this effect began this summer. Expect to see miners again in the USA.

>>518767320
Until Nixon's brother brought rare earth mining technology and techniques to China, USA was the leading producer. We still have the reserves - we just need to nationalize the industry.

Oh wait picrel. Wonder why we did that