Rare earth elements sustain the Information Age, and securing a supply of these metals has become a matter of national and ...

China’s exports of rare-earth magnets to the United States in June surged more than six times from May levels, following ...

China's exports of two critical minerals used in weapons, telecommunications and solar cells have plunged over the past three ...

Impact craters are formed when an object from space such as a meteoroid, asteroid or comet strikes Earth at a very high ...

China has quietly issued its first 2025 rare earth mining and smelting quotas without the typical public statement, sources ...

China's Ministry of State Security says it is cracking down on alleged smuggling of rare earths materials that it says ...

The West Australian-based miner says the Trump administration’s investment in critical minerals has lit a fire under the ...

China's exports of rare earth magnets to the United States in June soared to more than seven times their May level, marking a ...

The U.S. once controlled the market on rare earth elements, sought after for a range of technologies. But in the last few ...

Decades of process innovation and industrial policy helped China corner the rare earths market while the US fell behind.

In late 2024, China tightened its grip on permanent magnets exports, citing national security and environmental concerns. China controls more than 70 per cent of global rare earths production and ...

Federal scientists are launching an ambitious mapping project to hunt for what could be a mother lode of rare earth elements ...