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Cliffs to Pursue Rare Earth Elements in Michigan, Minnesota

Cleveland-Cliffs aims to reduce U.S. reliance on China for rare earth metals critical to defense and technology, driving a 17% share increase, CEO said.

CLEVELAND — A taconite mining and steel producing company said it is eyeing the potential for mining rare earth elements in Minnesota. In a call with investors Monday morning, Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves said his company had identified two sites — one in Minnesota and the other in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula — already controlled by the company “where geological surveys show evidence of rare earth mineralization.” “We continue to asses…

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