Chasing China’s Monazite Monopoly
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The Baotou tailings lake and China’s monazite processing illustrate the environmental cost baked into current rare-earth supply. Hardware and energy operators betting on motors, magnets, and turbines need a parallel plan for non-Chinese rare-earth sources—or alternative materials—before ESG and geopolitics force abrupt redesigns.
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