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Exploring US efforts to find a secure supply of rare earth elements
Mining Technology looks at what action the US is taking to diversify its rare earth supply chain amid growing trade tensions ...
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Expect shortages, higher costs amid China’s rare Earth cuts
In April 2025, China imposed even further export restrictions on seven additional medium and heavy rare Earth elements — ...
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Lynas Rare Earths begins dysprosium oxide production in Malaysia
Lynas Rare Earths has announced the commencement of dysprosium oxide production at its Malaysian facility, positioning the ...
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Ucore secures $18.4m US DOD funding for Louisiana rare earth processing plant
TSX-V-listed Ucore Rare Metals has signed an $18.4-million agreement with the US Department of Defense (DOD) to fund the initial construction of a commercial-scale rare earth separation facility in ...
How China’s rare earth exports ban will affect global and Germany supply chains?
China has imposed a ban on the export of seven rare earth elements without an export license, effective since April 4.
Sadly for China, rare Earth elements aren’t actually all that rare
Earlier this month, the Chinese government escalated things even further, subjecting seven rare earth elements to a more ...
Bad News for China: Rare Earth Elements Aren’t That Rare
China is limiting US access to critical minerals in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs, but the move isn’t as ...
India’s EV drive risks stalling as China tightens grip on rare earth exports
Experts have urged India to explore innovative solutions to skirt the curbs, from e-waste recycling to extracting rare earths ...
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They're called rare earths. The name's a lie but the scarcity isn't
The term 'rare earth' dates to an 18th‑century Swedish mine and survives mainly out of habit. In truth, these 17 metals are ...
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Why did China block exports of rare earth elements?
China’s curbs target dysprosium, gadolinium, lutetium, samarium, scandium, terbium, and yttrium, seven of the seventeen elements classified as REEs. Dysprosium’s so-called magnetic ...
Are US weapons at risk as China’s rare earth export curbs choke critical mineral access?
As costs of Trump’s trade war rise, critical mineral curbs by China and supply chain gaps could disrupt US military ...
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How the US can mine its own critical minerals − all without digging new holes
Rare earth elements are tiny yet essential parts of many of the technologies you use every day. New techniques are making ...