Re: US vs China on Rare Earth Minerals

2012-03-13 Thread Medic
This right here is perhaps the single best comment I've ever seen you make On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 1:36 PM, Eric Roberts < ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > A path so well worn it is actually a rut. > > ~| Order the

RE: US vs China on Rare Earth Minerals

2012-03-13 Thread Eric Roberts
A path so well worn it is actually a rut. -Original Message- From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:larrycly...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 11:43 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: US vs China on Rare Earth Minerals its a long and old tradition, going back to well before Romans. Only

Re: US vs China on Rare Earth Minerals

2012-03-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
its a long and old tradition, going back to well before Romans. Only difference that many jingoistic Americans forget that 20 years ago it was American firms and governments doing it. China is just following in a well worn path. On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 12:26 PM, Vivec wrote: > > Pay off a few go

Re: US vs China on Rare Earth Minerals

2012-03-13 Thread Vivec
Pay off a few government officialsown trillion dollar mines in foreign countries. Rinse and repeat! ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffus

Re: US vs China on Rare Earth Minerals

2012-03-13 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
They have also bought the mineral rights (or in some cases hired mercenaries to seize) rare earth metal mines in other countries, cornering another 25% of the market worldwide. This will bite us someday. And it will bite other countries (who don't actually own their own rare earth metal mines lik