Utah is now home to one of just three rare earth processing facilities in the U.S. With about 70% of all rare earth stock coming from China, which also owns a further 90% of the world’s entire rare earth element processing capabilities, the U.S. is at a geopolitical disadvantage. | Edward DeCroceHow rare earth elements are usedEverything from cell phones, earbuds and electric vehicles through data center cooling units and F-35 jets rely on rare earth elements to work. They found the crossover between processing uranium and rare earth elements. That mixture is often found in ionic clays, which are a primary feed stock for Chinese rare earth elements.