Not all rare earths are equally distributed. Lithium sure, but not a number of other REEs like Neodymium, Dysprosium, Molybdenum, and others are only found in unequally distributed concentrated deposits.

You might consider looking up what a “rare earth” is. Your list is rather confused.

Fair enough.

Neodymium and Dysprosium are REEs.

Molybdenum is not but it is a critical element that is also commonly brought up in the same conversations as REEs.

I think recentering the convo to "critical minerals" would solve the issue.