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Domestic Production and UseRare earths were mined by one company in 2014 Bastn. Silver was produced at 3 silver mines and as a byproduct or coproduct from 39 domestic base and precious metal mines Alaska continued as the countrys leading silver producing State followed by Nevada There were 14 US refiners that indicated producti 98 Domestic Production and UseIn 2013, magnesium was produced by one company at a 63,500tonperyear plant in Utah by an electrolytic process that recovered magnesium from brines from the Great Salt L 84 Domestic Production and Use In 2012, mines in Michigan and Minnesota shipped 97% of the usable ore produced in the United States, with an estimated value of $6.0 billion. Thirteen iron ore mines ( 122 Domestic Production and UseIn 2013, the production value of marketable potash, f.o.b. mine, was about $649 million. Potash was produced in Michigan, New Mexico, and Utah. Most of the production 128 Domestic Production and Use:Rare earths were mined by one company in 2013. Bastn 182 Domestic Production and UseRare earths were mined by one U.S. company in 2013. Bastnasite, a rareearth fluorocarbonate mineral, was mined as a primary product at Mountain Pass, CA.Domestic produ 186 Domestic Production and Use atural zeolites were mined by companies in the United States, with 1other company working from stockpiled materials or zeolites purchasedfrom other producers for resal 70 Domestic Production and UseIn 2013, domestic production of crude gypsum was estimated to be 16.3 million tons with a value of about $130 million. The leading crude gypsumproducing States were, in Domestic Production and UseIn 2014, the production value of marketable potash, f.o.b. mine, was about $700 million. Potash was produced in New Mexico and Utah. Most of the production was from southea 158 Domestic Production and Usemestic talc production in 2013 was estimated to be 531,000 tons valued at$18 million. Four companies operated six talcproducing mines in four States in 2013. The top t 26 Domestic Production and UseIn 2014, bauxite consumption was estimated to be 9.6 million tons, nearly all of which was imported, worth an estimated 269 million dollars. More than 95% of the bauxit CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES AND. GOVERNMENT . PROGRAMS. ATTY. ASIS G. PEREZ. Undersecretary for Fisheries &. concurrent BFAR Director. Resources at a glance. 7x. BIGGER THAN THE. *Land Area: 29, 817, 000 has. Rare Earth Element . Challenges. Roughly 87% of REEs came from China in 2014. Potential national security and supply risk for critical rare earths for defense and clean energy. Y, . Nd. , . Eu. , . Dy. James R. Kuipers, P.E., Kuipers & Associates. Presented at . Western Mining Action Network 2011 Conference. “Working Together As One: Sustaining Water, Culture and Healthy Communities”. . Saskatchewan, Canada.