Rare earth elements are an easy-to-find, hard-to-refine resource critical for everything from magnets and electronics to ...

Can the rest of the world challenge Beijing’s dominance of high-performance magnets by developing new mining projects?

The group of rare earth elements (REEs) comprises a total of 17 elements, all of which possess similar chemical properties. In addition to the two lightest elements, scandium and yttrium, the group ...

In early April 2025, China weaponized its rare earth elements (REEs), restricting exports to the United States – and eventually the world – in retaliation for increased U.S. tariffs. This is not the ...