“LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ — There will be no more “Made in the USA,” with millions of jobs lost if the United States doesn’t start mining and stock piling certain strategic metals, according to Alisha A. Ahern, co-director of the Academics & Periodicals Department at American Elements, the global chemical and metals manufacturer which published the list. Today the company released the 2011 U.S. Endangered Elements List (EEL11) naming the five metals that can most upset American industry, especially if the countries that the U.S. imports the metals from decide to shut off supply.”
“‘Today China mines a whopping 97 percent of all global rare earth production. America no longer has the resources to manufacture the things we invent,’ says Ahern.”
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