One of the primary drivers behind the acquisition, backed by the U.S. government, is to disrupt the prevailing Chinese ...

Europe is under pressure to keep China sweet in order to maintain supplies of rare earth elements. The region is almost entirely reliant on China for supplies of rare earth magnets, which are used in ...

Last week, President Trump postponed a summit with his Chinese counterpart on account of the war with Iran. When Trump and Xi Jinping do meet, here's an agenda item bound to figure prominently: rare ...

With names like neodymium and dysprosium, rare-earth elements sound exotic — and their perceived scarcity has only added to the mystique. In reality, rare earths aren't that rare, but just difficult ...

For two decades, China has used pricing manipulation, export controls, and market flooding to stop Western companies building ...

Satellite data show at least 27 new rare earth mines have opened across Laos since 2022, mostly in protected areas and many within the Mekong River Basin, raising transboundary pollution risks for ...

About a decade after he bought a shuttered rare earths mine that was, literally, partially underwater, MP Materials CEO James Litinsky has transformed his business into a pivotal player in America's ...

Trade restrictions put in place by China in 2025 have made securing rare earth materials more challenging for the rest of the world. Rare earths are used in many applications, but one that uses them ...

Toxic runoff from rare earth mines in Myanmar is contaminating rivers that flow into Thailand, threatening the Mekong River ...