A rare earths look at Colosseum gold mine

Long mining history; REE potential, gains vocal support from DOI.

With rare earths at the heart of today's tech and trade wars, the U.S. government has thrown its weight behind a long-dormant gold mine in California's Mojave Desert, raising hopes that the project could become a new domestic source of critical minerals, even as questions linger over what lies underground.

U.S. Secretary of the Inte...