Rare earths are rare only in the sense that they tend to be found in very low concentrations and are chemically difficult to ...

But appearances can be deceiving: in fact, this pit is home to a million tonne stockpile containing critical minerals, and ...

The U.S. once controlled the market on rare earth elements, sought after for a range of technologies. But in the last few decades, China has cornered that market and surpassed the U.S.

Luu Anh Tuan was sentenced to 16 years in prison in Vietnam after signing a technology transfer agreement to bring rare earth ...

Once obscure, the rare earths sector has been increasingly in the news as the U.S. government moves to diversify sourcing of ...

China placed seven categories of medium and heavy rare earths on an export control list in April in response to US President Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs. That move, which also covered ...

The Chinese authorities have begun issuing visas to companies seeking to source rare earth magnets, with contacts established ...

U.S. price support for rare earth magnets and China’s export curbs are reshaping global supply chains, boosting prices, and ...

Moreover, China has already weaponized rare earths for political leverage: against Japan in 2010, when the Japanese coast guard arrested the captain of a Chinese trawler that had rammed a coast ...

Control of rare earth metals has emerged as a pawn in the broader conflict between China and the US. As the two countries ...

The announcement was made at the Sankalp 2025 event on Independence Day at the electric two-wheeler maker’s gigafactory in ...

Vulcan Elements says Brad Gerstner’s Altimeter led the funding round, which comes as China tightens exports of critical ...