Overview • An Introduction to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Rare</strong> <strong>Earths</strong> • <strong>Rare</strong>-Earth Dem<strong>and</strong> • Current <strong>Rare</strong>-Earth Supply • Ch<strong>in</strong>ese M<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g & Export Quotas • <strong>Rare</strong>-Earth Price Volatility • The Politics of <strong>Rare</strong> <strong>Earths</strong> • O<strong>the</strong>r Supply & Dem<strong>and</strong> Issues • Future Sources of <strong>Rare</strong>-Earth Supply
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