The missing link in America’s critical minerals push isn’t mining – it’s processing expertise
- Written by Hélène Nguemgaing, Assistant Clinical Professor of Critical Resources & Sustainability Analytics, University of Maryland
MP Materials’ Mountain Pass mine and processing facility in California was for years the only U.S. rare earth elements mine. Tmy350/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SAThe United States is spendingbillionsof dollars to secure access to critical minerals – minerals and metals that are essential to modern technology, from electric vehicles to...




