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 ...

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 ...

China is blocking exports of these vital minerals. What makes them so special?

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 ...

In this game, your goal is to unearth the rarest ores and sell them to become the best excavator on the server. While this process requires some patience, you can learn quite a few things in the ...

Despite their name, the 17 elements aren't actually rare, but it's hard to find them in a high enough concentration to make a mine worth the investment. Tariffs will impact ore supply and costs MP ...

America’s only rare earths mine has fielded calls from anxious companies since China responded to President Donald Trump's tariffs by limiting exports of seven heavy metals ...