Baltimore, MD, Sept. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Jim Rickards sheds light on how decades of regulation prevented the U.S. from tapping its own resources, leaving the country dependent on rivals.
“There’s a huge copper deposit in Arizona. It’s called Resolution Mine. And it’s been sitting there for 29 years. It’s got enough copper to supply 25% of what we need, right here in America.”
Rickards adds: “The Thacker Pass Lithium Mine in Nevada is the largest known deposit of its kind in the U.S. Guess how long it’s been stuck – waiting for U.S. government approval?… It’s been shut down since 1978!”
The Result: National Vulnerability
Rickards says these failures created an opening for foreign competitors. “When it comes to extracting rare and priceless minerals… our country is slightly better than one of the poorest nations on earth! We came …