Credit to Babjak1 for finding this article and posting on the NOT board.

http://www.republicofmining.com/2011/07/08/pressure-from-u-s-could-hasten-development-of-strategic-ring-of-fire-by-gregory-reynolds/

The drive to develop the Ring of Fire’s huge storehouse of minerals is no longer just based on economics but has entered the world of international politics. In fact, the safety of the United States of America has become a factor……and the military establishment wields a big stick.

The need for a safe and secure chromite source to keep the U.S. gigantic defence machine in a state of perpetual readiness (as well as fighting two wars at the moment) has been drawn to the world’s attention by WikiLeaks, a web site dedicated to revealing government secrets.....