America's Only Cobalt and Nickel Refinery Breaks Ground

11 Sep 2023 | Abstracted from National Review

"...the Biden administration has recognized that its investments in the electric-vehicle industry will require enormous quantities of cobalt, nickel, lithium, manganese, and graphite. China’s dominance over the critical-mineral supply chain...'OPEC squared' - a resource monopoly that could eventually spell disaster for American security.

"The Lawton [OK] refinery marks a small step toward reducing one side of this mineral dependency."

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