I like this part.
"Third, even though rare earth metals are classified as critical minerals in the U.S. National Academies' "criticality matrix," the U.S. National Defense Stockpile at present contains none."
Silver is in there as well... But our Goverment Pimps sold it all to the lowest bidder...
Here is the exact quote that listed RES.
"Finally, Canada's Rare Element Resources (Bloomberg Ticker - RES:CN), has not only gold on its Bear Lodge, Wyo., property, but also, in its words, "significant high-grade rare-earth elements."