Why doesn’t the US have a lot of rare earth mining and processing? Can’t we mine and process our own elements?

Like why’d we ever allow ourselves to get to this point?

Why don’t we have a sufficient supply of our own stuff if its something we depend so much on?

Doesn’t the US have a lot of rare earth elements buried in the soil of our country?

Why aren’t we using it, or investing in it?

Why doesn’t the US have a lot of rare earth mining and processing? Can’t we mine and process our own elements?
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