The United States is rich in rare earth reserves, why should it be imported instead of mined?

Because the American economy is ahead of us, he knows that rare earth is a very important non-renewable resource. I don't want to keep it. Moreover, our country's rare earth exports are large and cheap. In this case, his rare earth is completely enough and he will not mine rare earth in his own country. Moreover, the exploitation of rare earths has seriously affected the surrounding land environment. After comprehensive consideration of various factors, the United States decided not to mine by itself and chose to import.

There are many rare resources in the world, which are of great significance to mankind. Rare resources are non-renewable resources. When they are used up, it is impossible to use them again. It is their scarcity that makes their value so high. Under normal circumstances, as long as a country has mastered any kind of rare resources, its economy will certainly not be bad, and it can even become a developed country.

The mining of rare earths is very complicated and requires a lot of labor. A country with a small population like the United States doesn't have that much labor force. This is not a project that can be completed in a short time. Countries like the United States, of course, don't want to do these troublesome things by themselves, and China's understanding of the value of rare earths is relatively late, so it is very cheap when it is sold, which leads many countries to like to import rare earths from China.

Because rare earth is a non-renewable resource, the United States realized the importance of rare earth very early and began to import rare earth from China. Before China realized the importance of rare earths, the United States frantically bought and hoarded rare earths, while its own rare earth resources were left there for future combat readiness.

The exploitation of rare earths has a serious impact on the land. If it is exploited wantonly, it will lead to the complete death of this land, and it will become a desert or wasteland after a long time. Moreover, in post-harvest refining, the technical requirements are also very high. Once it is not handled well in the refining process, it may cause large-scale pollution of the land and other things around it will be destroyed. Therefore, the United States will not easily exploit and use this technology until it has absolutely mastered it. China can buy it anyway.