• @Avg@lemm.ee
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    45 months ago

    They’ll just mine it elsewhere, we’ve been down this road before.

    • @eldavi@lemmy.ml
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      5 months ago

      yes; but it’s decades away until the mines are productive, but the success of semiconductor companies are measured in quarters and the united states has no such reserves to draw upon ti fill in the gap between the two.

      • The Doctor
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        25 months ago

        The last time this happened, it took time to get those mines set up and operating. When it slowed down, they mothballed the mines, but they’re still there. It won’t take nearly as long to re-open them.