https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2011/08/05/elk-creek-nebraska-rare-earths-niobium/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 09:04:20 -0400<![CDATA[&#8230;what am I doing with that title? I&#8217;m keywording for the benefit of future researchers for the Bureau of the Interior who will need to look up this story about how the town of Elk Creek, Nebraska may be sitting on top of what may be an incredibly valuable (and incredibly strategic) deposit of rare earths, including niobium.  Short version: a lot of our favorite technological toys require a bunch of extremely rare elements, and unfortunately the luck of the draw of where they&#8217;re located hasn&#8217;t been all that great from our point of view.  So if it&#8217;s true that this Nebraska site is real and exploitable (the citizens of Elk Creek, by the way, ARE ALL FOR BEING EXPLOITED, assuming of course that they get their cut), having a source for these elements that isn&#8217;t under the firm control of the People&#8217;s Republic of China (or even Brazil) will be all to the good.]]>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:30:26 -0400<![CDATA[Moe Lane]]>https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2011/08/05/elk-creek-nebraska-rare-earths-niobium-n39941