Silicon Ridge mine puts Utah at center of race for AI-critical minerals and domestic chip production

Silicon Ridge mine puts Utah at center of race for AI-critical minerals and domestic chip production

PROVO, Utah — A Provo-based mining and materials company has confirmed a large deposit of critical and rare earth minerals in Utah County that could help the U.S. reduce reliance on foreign supply chains, with China dominating global production and processing, The Salt Lake Tribune reported in collaboration with Grist. Ionic Mineral Technologies, also known as Ionic MT, said the newly confirmed deposit is at its Silicon Ridge mine near Utah Lake…