A TRADE war is brewing between the United States and China over rare earth elements, a key component in making a wide variety of high-technology products like computer memory, rechargeable batteries, and flat-screen monitors and televisions.

The U.S., Australia, and Canada are jumpstarting a global resurgence in rare-earth processing

A current materials challenge that the renewable energy industry faces is the increasing cost and supply chain bottlenecks in the availability of rare earth elements and other 'critical materials'…

The past decade of work proving up Australia's deposits of rare-earth minerals is beginning to pay off, with a number of firms getting close to production. But the supply chains for rare earths

The war in Ukraine has shocked oil and gas markets, revealing how modern economies depend heavily on some resources. But another critical resource has gone relatively unnoticed: cobalt. This unique el

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Vietnam plans to restart its biggest rare-earths mine next year with a Western-backed project that could rival the world's largest, according to two companies involved, as part of a broader push to de

Sweden's state mining company said it found vast amounts of rare earth minerals in a town in northern Sweden, which has the world's largest underground iron ore mine. Rare earths are used for manufacturing electric cars.

During a time of immense global uncertainty, managing supply chains for critical materials has been a top priority for many governments and large organizations. But what happens when certain materials are concentrated in the hands of one single nation—as most of the world's rare earth metals are with China?

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One of the world's few rare earths processors outside China has bought exploration rights to mine in Greenland, opening an avenue for diversifying supplies of the minerals critical for advanced

President Trump says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will have "big problems" if he tries to rework a deal that would provide rare earth minerals to the U.S. as payment for American support during the Russian invasion.

Even China, the dominant global force in rare earth minerals, is worried about securing access to new raw materials

Experts say proposed deal with U.S. makes no sense

China's imports of rare earth raw materials are surging, raising concerns about the risks of foreign dependence

While most Americans are familiar with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, the causes leading up to the surprise attack are much less understood. Japan's rapidly expanding global ambit

A Brazilian rare earths mine backed by American investors illustrates China's grip over the strategic minerals that underpin the modern economy.

China dominates market in metals used in range of products, including those crucial for national security

Rare earth elements are vital for electronics, but they're in short supply. Now scientists have recreated a promising alternative – a "cosmic magnet" that normally takes millions of years to form in meteorites is cooked up in the lab in seconds.

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