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China to pause rare-earth output in effort to jack prices
2011-10-21
Posted by:Anguper Hupomosing9418

#8  No.

Really? They would do that?

But I thought China's international communism belief system encouraged them to provide for all no matter what.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2011-10-21 15:23  

#7  Chalk up another victory for outsourcing.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2011-10-21 13:44  

#6  OR to put it another way... When environmentalists made it more expensive to extract in America...

But I thought the primary reason was because American wages are too high?
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2011-10-21 11:37  

#5  Can we have a surprise meter?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2011-10-21 06:49  

#4  > The U.S. was once a major rare-earth producer and processor, but its supply role ended when the minerals became cheaper to import from China.

OR to put it another way... When environmentalists made it more expensive to extract in America...
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2011-10-21 06:30  

#3  Sorry about the incomplete story - it was complete when I filed it for posting on the 'Burg.
Alternate link to what I think is the same story.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418    2011-10-21 01:59  

#2  Couldn't
Posted by: Angimp Glavise7223   2011-10-21 01:32  

#1  Thought prices were already high, why was there a drop in prices? Could read the rest of the article.
Posted by: Angimp Glavise7223   2011-10-21 01:32  

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