Amid border conflict with Myanmar and a trade war with the US, Beijing’s heavy rare earth restrictions are having a global ...

Many leaders have warned for years about America’s reliance on China for rare earth minerals, several of which are critical ...

The U.S. and China, two of the world’s largest economies, broke new territory in trade negotiations over rare earth elements.

Rare earth elements are used in everything from smartphones and electric vehicles to military systems and wind turbines. FOX ...

Rare earth elements sustain the Information Age, and securing a supply of these metals has become a matter of national and ...

Demand for rare earth elements used in magnets is poised to surge, and recycling could provide additional supply if ...

Rare earth elements sustain the Information Age, and securing a supply of these metals has become a matter of national and economic security. They’re ubiquitous in our smart technologies, high ...

The U.S. once controlled the market on rare earth elements, sought after for a range of technologies. But in the last few decades, China has cornered that market and surpassed the U.S.

Rare earth elements sustain the Information Age, and securing a supply of these metals has become a matter of national and economic security. They’re ...

Demand for rare-earth elements is growing and may reach 315,000 tons by 2030. Meanwhile, more than 40 million tons of e-waste—trashed computers, cell phones, and other electronics—is generated ...

Rare-earth oxides, clockwise from top center: praseodymium, cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium, and gadolinium. Rare earth elements are required for key components of cellphones, televisions ...

Molycorp’s facility, in Mountain Pass, California, will expand production dramatically. It’s being rebuilt to produce up to 40,000 metric tons of rare-earth elements by 2013, which would be a ...