Thankfully some people see the light in regards to supply chain security. I was surprised to find out that there was only one other facility in NA that process REEs.
"He said the processing plant could turn out to be very significant for Saskatchewan, as there is only one other facility in North America that can process these elements and it only operates when the mine it is associated with in California is operating."
>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/rare-earth-elements-ansdell-saskatoon-computer-chips-electric-cars-cellphones-1.5936998