News flash: January 26, 2022. Headline: Biden Administration Cancels Twin Metals Leases.  Did Joe Biden lie to American miners during the 2020 Presidential campaign, or did the lie come from zealous “reporters”? Two weeks before the election, one reporter cited “three [unnamed] sources familiar with the matter” to claim that Biden’s support for domestic mining of rare-earth metals, cobalt, copper, and other critical minerals was going to be “a boon for the mining industry.” Another acknowledged that, “A Biden presidency had been expected to continue with the Obama-era environmental regulations that curbed growth in the U.S. mining sector,” but – SHAZAM – “the candidate will support U.S.-based production.”...............

 “This is not about law. This is a political action” intended to stop “a world-class underground copper, nickel, cobalt, and platinum group metals mine…. We are confident that a full environmental review will show that the science behind this modern mine will prove that we can advance this project safely under the highest of standards.”

A year ago, this author asked whether the Biden Administration would put “Rare Earths First? Or Last?” I pointed out that the Chinese near-monopoly control of the rare-earths industry is largely a creation of activist-driven U.S. anti-mining policy..............or whether their obeisance to radical activists would “put America’s clean energy future in Chinese hands.”

Looks like we have our answer...........To Read More....