America’s only rare earths mine has fielded calls from anxious companies since China responded to President Donald Trump's tariffs by limiting exports of seven heavy metals ...

China is retaliating against U.S. tariffs by restricting exports of rare earth minerals. Minerals expert Gracelin Baskaran explains why these little-known-elements are so vital to defense and tech.

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Despite the name, most REEs are not particularly rare. They were called “rare-earth elements” because, when they were ...

Beijing’s ban on exporting six valuable minerals highlights America’s reliance on China for many raw materials that ...

Rare earth elements, often relegated to obscure corners of the periodic table, are the essential building blocks of modern ...

SOLVAY has expanded production of European rare earths and said customers must now buy local before it invests any further to ...

Blocking and regulating the export of so-called critical materials is a deadly geopolitical weapon for the US, and for the rest of the West. But it is only part of Xi Jinping's toolbox to counter ...

The blockade of critical materials represents a deadly geopolitical weapon for the US, and for the rest of the West. But it is only part of Xi Jinping's toolbox to counter Trump's tariffs. Also in the ...

China's rare earth elements account for 69% of global production, while US sources 89% of its rare earths from China ...

Given China’s dominance in rare earths mining and refining, and their uses ranging from making smartphones to defence ...