The term 'rare earth' dates to an 18th‑century Swedish mine and survives mainly out of habit. In truth, these 17 metals are ...

MP Materials, operator of the Mountain Pass mine in California’s Mojave Desert, is ramping up supplies of the critical ...

Mining Technology looks at what action the US is taking to diversify its rare earth supply chain amid growing trade tensions ...

The U.S. didn’t produce any rare-earth ores for processing at the time, but in 2024, output was 45,000 metric tons. (China mined about 270,000 tons.) For the Pentagon, supplies of rare-earth ...

Ramaco’s CEO Says Surprise Rare Earth Discovery Sparks US Production | Global Finance Magazine | Surprising rare earth ...

The U.S. fulfilled its rare earths needs with domestic sources until the late 1990s. Production largely ended after low-cost Chinese ores flooded global markets. Robots, drones and other new ...

Ukraine has deposits of 22 of the 34 minerals identified by the European Union as critical, according to Ukrainian data.

New rules requiring firms in China to get a license before exporting some rare earth elements are bolstering plans to establish rare earth processing in other countries. The US and European Union are ...