BEIJING -- China has begun what is described as a project to develop one of the world's biggest rare earth mines at a time when the supply of the vital industrial metals has become caught in the U.S.-China trade war.
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China starts work on vast new rare earth mine
Move comes as country reviews using metals in US trade war
China is a major supplier of a variety of rare earth minerals that are essential to several key technologies including electric car motors. (Photo courtesy of Advanced Material Japan)
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