[philman_36]

The United States has very small amounts.

Is this guy an idiot or ignorant?

Note the green vs blue pins in America.
Regulations have destroyed America's rare earth MINING, not its availability.

[carcraft]

Here is a little history on rare earth production in the US. China now owns a once productive rare earth mine in the Us. China controls 80% of rare earth production. https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/commentary/2019/11/12/the-collapse-of-american-rare-earth-mining-and-lessons-learned/

[Vermont Lt]

You literally have to remove mountains of earth to get at them. That’s why they call them rare.

[Republican Wildcat]

Correct. China has the “most” because they have the most mines...not “the most” period.