How to Make 2023 the Year of Mining’s Renaissance
January 06, 2023
2022 was another significant year for minerals mining and set the...
In an editorial, The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner called the Obama administration’s WTO trade complaint against Chinese mineral export restrictions “a short-term reaction that might produce a short-term solution,” arguing that the U.S. should seek a long-term solution by striving to maintain a domestic supply of rare earths. The editorial suggests that Alaska could play a key role in the solution, with a world-class deposit of rare earth minerals existing in the Bokan Mountain near Ketchikan.