National View: 'Made in America' needs to also mean 'mined in America' From the column: "If it cannot be grown, it has to be mined. As supply-chain realities dictate, we can only make it here if we mine it here." Written By: Mark Compton | × 2006 file / Forum News Service From where does milk come? Regrettably, for too many, the answer is, “From the grocery store, of course!” It seems the cow’s vital role in the supply chain is often overlooked. As a society, we don’t give much thought to the origins of the products we depend on every day. We may notice if something is made in America or abroad, but even if it is manufactured here, from where did the raw materials — the minerals and metals — come?