Following the signing of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in August, a number of rare earth element producers outside of China have come forward ready to meet American quotas, as well as demand outside the North American nation.
The omnibus document, which covered military spending and procurement, featured one small section forbidding the US military from purchasing Chinese permanent magnets using REE. Similar magnets produced in Iran, Russia and North Korea were also included.
Those few paragraphs contained in the 788-page document have sent a resurgence through the REE sector.
Despite the American military being a relatively small market for REE, optimism has abounded in the space. However, it takes more than optimism to bring a mine into production.
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