Silicon Valley would not exist without mining
Silicon Valley would not exist without mining. We have all heard of Moore's Law: The number of transistors on a silicon chip doubles every two years. But who has heard of Moore's law in mining? Since 1920, labor productivity in the global mining industry has doubled every 14 years. It doesn't quite like [...]
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Trade war with China: Pentagon wants to secure supply of rare earths
According to an internal report, the Pentagon has examined US mining companies for their production capacities of rare earth metals. This came after Beijing signaled that it wanted to restrict exports of rare earth metals in the trade war with Washington. The U.S. military has asked mining companies to develop plans to develop domestic rare earth mines and processing facilities. This emerges from an exclusive report that [...]
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