How America fell behind in the rare-earth race—and how it hopes to come back

After decades of inaction, the U.S. is racing to reclaim its rare-earths supply chain from China’s grip before the next trade ...

Are Australia and its rare earths part of the solution to 'magnet shock'?

Anyone who controls the supply of magnets controls the future, and China has been quietly working on this under America's nose for decades. Can Australia muscle in?

West scrambles to fill heavy rare earth gap as China rivalry deepens

The West's push to build a home-grown magnets supply chain to reduce its reliance on China - led by massive U.S. backing for ...
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Will We Run Out of Rare Earth Elements?

Rare earth elements are actually more abundant than precious metals such as platinum and gold. The challenge, however, is ...

Plant ‘Breakthrough’ Could Help Ease Rare Earth Metal Crisis

Determining this and proving it was a complete surprise and a breakthrough,” geochemist Liuqing He told Newsweek.