Jack Lifton: North America Doesn’t Need China’s Rare Earths
June 22, 2010 at 13:37 PM EDT
Source: Sally Lowder of The Gold Report Everybody’s talking about rare earth elements (REEs), but does anyone truly understand them? With nearly 50 years in the industry, independent Metals Consultant Jack Lifton sure does. The educational powerhouse in this burgeoning space returns to The Gold Report with a look toward future trends and a plan to emancipate North America from China’s REE monopoly. The Gold Report: Jack, since our first interview over a year ago, the rare earth space has received a lot of ink. You were one of the first to talk about these minor metals and their strategic importance to manufacturing and electronics. Could you give our readers a little refresher about some of these metals and their uses? Jack Lifton:…