In December 2024, China announced an immediate halt to the export of gallium, germanium, antimony, and superhard materials to the United States, marking an unprecedented escalation in the global ...

China is dramatically tightening its control over the rare earth minerals crucial to making high-tech products, in what US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called “a global supply chain power grab”.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 20: Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands after signing a $8.5 billion rare earth minerals agreement during a bilateral ...

Kenya has extended an official invitation to India to begin mining its vast reservoirs of rare earth minerals, such as ...

WASHINGTON (TNND) — A major battle with China is underway after Beijing threatened to stop exporting rare earth minerals, which are used for computer chips needed for cars, technology, as well as A.I.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers have proposed creating a new agency with $2.5 billion to spur production of rare earths and the other critical minerals, while the Trump ...

(Reuters) -Goldman Sachs flagged mounting risks to global supply chains of rare earths and other critical minerals, emphasising China's dominance in mining and refining, and outlining challenges for ...

Minerals are back in the news, with President Donald Trump announcing on Wednesday that he’d reached an agreement on a possible deal on Greenland that would include rights to rare earth minerals.

The United States could well be facing its most critical energy crisis in decades thanks to its longstanding reliance on imports for its rare earth minerals needs. The dramatic move announced by China ...

How valuable would Greenland’s rare earth minerals be to the U.S.? It can depend on who — and when — you ask. With President Donald Trump recently revisiting his interest in making the island part of ...

Scientist from Austria believe mushrooms can recover enough minerals to make a sizable impact in the world economy.