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0 pointshexator1y ago0 comments

Neither of those deposits are being extracted in large enough scale yet to make a dent in the near-monopoly China has.

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ceejayoz1y ago· 2 in thread

Only because it hasn't really been necessary.

And because it's not economical and there hasn't been sufficient government subsidies as of yet to mine them. The barrier is quite high, and it's not clear if tariffs are enough.

ceejayoz1y ago

Tarriffs will not be enough.

A trade war / embargo will be.

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