Thanks for posting the article, Knarf. Apparently there are many “rare earth” deposits throughout the world but we are limited by the cost of developed extraction techniques.
Drill baby, drill has become hackneyed from trivial overusage (imo) and permits have been approved, so it is no longer a "hot" issue.
But in this fast and furious world (pun intended), rare earth may be the gold standard of the future.
I think it would be a subject to throw at Newt.