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About Strategic American Minerals Corp.
Both yttrium (Y) and scandium (Sc) are considered strategic (formally “critical”) rare earth minerals for the United States. Y and Sc are unequivocally strategic minerals for the United States due to their defense importance, extreme import reliance, and supply chain vulnerability.
- Y and Sc are essential to U.S. national security – both rare earth elements are critical to defense systems and technologies.
- Vulnerable supply chain (U.S. is effectively 100% import reliant for both yttrium and scandium, with China dominating refining and export supply).
China imposed export controls on certain rare earths in April 2025, sharply restricting U.S. access to Y and Sc.
- Y and Sc imports to the U.S. have fallen by over 90%.
- Prices have surged dramatically.
- U.S. aerospace and semiconductor manufacturers are at risk.