President Donald Trump is set to launch a strategic critical-minerals stockpile with $12 billion in seed money, a bid to insulate manufacturers from supply shocks as the US works to slash its reliance on Chinese rare earths and ot…
India’s Finance Ministry has unveiled a budget proposal for the current financial year that will boost domestic rare earths mining and the clean energy sector as part of a broader effort to break global supply chain monopolies--pa…
The Trump administration is taking a 10% stake in USA Rare Earth as part of a $1.6 billion debt-and-equity investment package aimed at helping the company develop a domestic mine and magnet facility, two sources familiar with the …
Rare earth elements are used in a wide variety of modern technologies, from wind turbines to phones. While the elements aren't all that rare, they are difficult to extract and purify. A team led by researchers from Northeastern Un…
Following a tentative rapprochement between Trump and his Brazilian counterpart, leftwinger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, diplomats and lobbyists see a chance for a rare earths accord. “There’s nothing but opportunity here,” said one…
The US invasion of Greenland might be off the table for now, but the Trump administration won't have an easy time using the rare earth elements and critical minerals it claims it's getting access to as part of a deal with NATO. Tr…