China accounts for roughly 70% of global rare earth production, but it is the country’s dominance in processing that gives Beijing real leverage.

Another source of critical minerals is seafloor massive sulfides, which form near hydrothermal vents along oceanic ridges. Volcanic activity reacts with seawater, fueling bursts of marine life at ...

Japan is moving forward with plans to develop mines for rare earths in Africa as China tightens its export controls on the ...

MONTREAL/BEIJING/WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Suppliers to U.S. aerospace and semiconductor firms face worsening rare earth ...

Africa is emerging as a potential source of rare earth minerals for the United States, which reportedly has only about two ...

Researchers at the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) have published a pioneering study in the International Journal of Coal Geology. The study represents a first-of-its-kind ...

The firm, one of the world’s largest smelters, also aims to secure battery and solar panel waste containing metals and rare earths needed in fields such as electronics, electric ...

Seeking to lessen its dependence on China for rare earth elements—which are essential for magnet production—Japan is ...

March 5 (Reuters) - USA Rare Earth said on Thursday it would acquire the remaining minority interest in a Texas rare earth ...

Japan is in talks with India to jointly explore rare earth deposits in the desert state of Rajasthan, two people familiar ...

Shares of Toyo Engineering have more than doubled since the start of the year amid renewed urgency in Tokyo to establish a rare-earths supply chain independent of China. The Japanese plant ...

Assistant Clinical Professor of Critical Resources & Sustainability Analytics, University of Maryland Across Appalachia, rust-colored water seeps from abandoned coal mines, staining rocks orange and ...