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

Von der Leyen visits Japan for two days starting Tuesday. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will hold a summit with von ...

Non-Chinese rare earth producers have been conspicuously absent from mining’s top tier, now worth a collective $1.5 trillion, ...

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

Japan is preparing to stir a sleeping world. The goal isn’t oil or gas — it’s mud. Mud that’s packed with the rare earth ...

The United States and other countries will have to replicate China’s processing capabilities to dismantle one of Beijing’s ...

President Trump will get to decide where to invest Japanese money and the United States will keep 90 percent of the profits, ...

The Government of India launched the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM) in 2025 to establish a robust framework for self-reliance in the critical mineral sector.

China has been able to entirely cut off Europe and the U.S. from several critical rare earth metals. How did it develop such a stranglehold on an industry the U.S. once controlled?

Beijing uses its near-monopoly on critical minerals to win trade concessions. Can the U.S. find alternate supplies?

The Quad Critical Minerals Initiative aims to secure and diversify supply chains to reduce dependence on China, with India playing a key role in strengthening global mineral security.