The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North
The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North
North of 60 Mining News – August 17, 2018
Rare earth elements, such as these recovered from a solution derived from Ucore Rare Metals' Bokan Mountain project in Southeast Alaska, are important ingredients to many of the U.S. Military's advanced weapons systems.
Ucore Rare Metals Inc. Aug. 14 said the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 signed into law by President Donald Trump is a turning point for the rare earth element sector in the United States.
The new legislation, more commonly known as the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, prohibits the U.S. Department of Defense from acquiring rare earth magnets – along...
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