https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-07/trump-s-quest-...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-07/trump-s-quest-to-quit-china-s-rare-earths-hits-outback-australia

Trump/Morrison announcement and heavy rare earths.

“All of a sudden, you’ve got the U.S. government realizing they have a problem,” said George Bauk, chief executive officer of Northern Minerals Ltd., who has held talks in Washington and hosted the U.S. scientists at the company’s remote Browns Range project. “The reason why you are seeing the pressure in the rare earths space is because of the military applications -- you are talking about security.”

The scientists, both experts in rare earth elements, spent a few days at Northern Minerals’ camp at Browns Range last October, the department said in a statement. The experts “were there to study and learn about the geology, mineralogy, and chemistry of the deposits.”