Category: Rare Earths

US and China Talk Trade as Fight Over Rare Earths Escalates

Officials from the world’s largest economies will try to strike a deal Tuesday to relax painful export restrictions that they have imposed on each other.
China’s Grip on an Obscure Rare Earth Metal Threatens the West’s Militaries

China produces the entire world’s supply of samarium, a rare earth metal that the United States and its allies need to rebuild inventories of fighter jets, missiles and other hardware.
U.S. and China to Meet at Precarious Moment in Trade War

Officials from both sides are set to talk on Monday in London, aiming to resolve differences over tariffs and supply chains that have endangered a fragile truce between the countries.
China Allows Limited Exports of Rare Earths as Shortages Continue

Beijing has approved more export licenses for the critical minerals and magnets in recent days, but supplies remain scarce and factories in the West are running out.
China Tries to Stop Smuggling of Rare Earths as Shortages Loom Abroad

Police officers, customs officials and spies are reinforcing China’s embargo on the critical minerals that it overwhelmingly controls.
U.S.-China Trade War Morphs From Tariffs Into Fight Over Supply Chain

Instead of battling over tariffs, Washington and Beijing have turned to a potentially far more harmful strategy: flexing their control over global supply chains.
What to Know About China’s Halt of Rare Earth Exports

Since early April, China has stopped almost all shipments of critical minerals that are needed for cars, robots, wind turbines, jet fighters and other technologies.
U.S. Dependence on China for Rare Earth Magnets Is Causing Shortages

The United States allowed its rare earth metals industry to move to China and could now face severe economic disruption as China limits crucial supplies.
Export Controls Are Endangering the Fragile U.S.-China Truce

Just two-and-a-half weeks after agreeing to suspend tariffs, both countries are using export controls to disrupt each other’s key industries.
A Toxic Pit Could Be a Gold Mine for Rare-Earth Elements

Mining continues at the Continental Pit. Nearby is the Berkeley Pit, a site for acid mine drainage that poses an opportunity for extracting valuable metals.
U.S. Payoff for Ukraine Minerals Deal Faces Many Hurdles

The agreement could provide a windfall to the U.S., but the resources will be expensive to extract, and any progress is unlikely while the war rages.
Elon Musk Warns China’s Rare Earth Restrictions May Delay Tesla Robots

China’s halt this month on exports of magnets containing heavy rare earth metals has affected Tesla’s plans to manufacture Optimus robots.