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America taps former coal mines for rare minerals
The article focused on the efforts of the United States to reduce its dependence on China for rare and vital minerals, especially the heavy ones considered essential for advanced technology industries and defense applications. This is being pursued through extracting these minerals from runoff water from old coal mines in the Appalachian Mountains. A pilot facility has been developed at a former mine site to enhance rare mineral recovery, aiming to achieve two goals: environmental protection and the supply of strategic materials for military and technological industries. Although the current capacity of the facility is small, it represents a first step toward more sustainable supplies, with plans to expand the project and develop local refining capabilities to achieve greater independence and reduce reliance on abroad, particularly China, which dominates the market.
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