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

China mines around 70% and processes around 90% of rare earths. The U.S. is hoping to change that with investment in the ...

Russia would love nothing more than to weaken China’s grip on the global rare earth mineral market by having the Americans create a new—and massive—demand for their supplies.

The U.S. is making progress in talks with China on access to rare earth minerals and other trade issues, but an extension to ...

The U.S. once controlled the market on rare earth elements, sought after for a range of technologies. But in the last few ...

For Joshua Ballard, the US' trade war against China has been a game-changer. The CEO of USA Rare Earth - a company launched ...

China’s exports of rare earth magnets to the United States in June soared to more than seven times their May level, marking a sharp recovery in the flow of critical minerals used in electric ...

China's state security agency says it is cracking down on alleged smuggling of rare earths minerals that it says threaten national security, just weeks after Beijing and Washington agreed to make it ...

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.

The small city of Minaçu is hoping to challenge China’s dominance in servicing the global appetite for minerals key to the green energy transition.