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Re:An electric motor that does not need expensive rare-earth... by ck2 on Friday November 16, 2012 @07:03AM (#4793503)
It's also "not profitable" enough for corporation to mine in the USA.

But I believe Canadian corporations own the largest deposits in the USA?

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Re:An electric motor that does not need expensive rare-earth... by akiselev on Friday November 16, 2012 @11:30AM (#4794467)
That used to be the case but not any longer. Mining companies are working on restoring a few of our rare earth metal mines.
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