Rare Earth Boss Sees ‘Long, Hard Process’ to Loosen China’s Grip – by James Mayger and Martin Ritchie (Financial Post/Bloomberg – June 17, 2025)

Lakewood-based rare earth refiner seeks to break China's dominance

A Colorado company is banking on challenging China’s dominance over rare earth elements.

Rare Earth Boss Sees ‘Long, Hard Process’ to Loosen China’s Grip – by James Mayger and Martin Ritchie (Financial Post/Bloomberg – June 17, 2025)

https://financialpost.com/ Western nations will take years to develop enough rare earth processing capacity to limit China’s dominance over the critical ingredients, according to industry veteran and former Molycorp Inc. boss Mark Smith. Western nations will take years to develop enough rare earth processing capacity to limit China’s dominance over the critical ingredients, according to industry ...