Rush On for 'Rare Earths' as U.S. Firms Seek to Counter Chinese Monopoly

MOUNTAIN PASS, Calif. -- About an hour's drive southwest of Las Vegas, on a private 2,200-acre desert patch flanked by Clark Mountain and the Mojave National Preserve, lies an idled mine many consider to be a linchpin in the U.S. push for energy independence and national security.TO READ MORE CLICK HERE