Rare Earth Metal

Greenland
Politics

Greenland’s 1.5 million tons of rare earths might never get mined because there just aren’t any roads to them

By Josh Funk, Suman Naishadham and The Associated Press
January 11, 2026
Donald Trump speaks into a microphone
Politics

Trump’s Greenland takeover would require ‘billions upon billions’ spent over decades for a mineral industry that doesn’t yet exist, experts say

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January 7, 2026
trump
Politics

Why Greenland appeals to Trump’s real-estate investor heart: location, location, location

By Danica Kirka and The Associated Press
January 6, 2026
A drill pad is positioned at Critical Metals' Tanbreez Project in Greenland during a drilling campaign.
Energy

In race to end China’s chokehold on critical minerals, the U.S. needs all the friends it can get

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December 9, 2025
Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands after signing a $8.5 billion rare earth minerals agreement during a bilateral meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on October 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Innovation

How America fell behind in the rare-earth race—and how it hopes to come back

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November 18, 2025
Mining equipment sits inside the pit at the Mountain Pass mine, operated by MP Materials, in Mountain Pass, California, U.S. America's top rare earths producer, MP Materials, is expanding its vertical integration of mining and magnets production in the U.S. after years of shipping its output to China because there was no refining capacity available to handle its production. Photographer: Joe Buglewicz/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Magazine

The U.S. aims to breathe easy amid China’s chokehold on rare earths, but loosening the grip takes years of concerted effort

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November 17, 2025
Trump
Economy

Trump cozies up to Central Asian leaders in hunt for rare earths resources

By Aamer Madhani and The Associated Press
November 7, 2025
MP Materials
Commentary

Let’s move beyond rare earth headlines—it’s time to build real scale 

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November 5, 2025
China to suspend some rare earth curbs, probes on U.S. chip firms
Economy

China to suspend some rare earth curbs, probes on U.S. chip firms

By Hadriana Lowenkron and Bloomberg
November 1, 2025
China’s rare earth limits may have ‘gone too far this time’ as trade talks start while U.S. gathers support amid global backlash
Economy

China’s rare earth limits may have ‘gone too far this time’ as trade talks start while U.S. gathers support amid global backlash

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October 25, 2025
resident Donald Trump, right, shakes the hand of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, October 20, 2025, in Washington.
Energy

Trump promises ‘so much critical mineral and rare earth that you won’t know what to do with them’ after signing $8.5b deal with Australia

By Seung Min Kim, Aamer Madhani and The Associated Press
October 21, 2025
Trump says he is ‘not looking to destroy China’ after previously warning he could, and calls Xi Jinping’s life story worthy of a movie
Politics

Trump says he is ‘not looking to destroy China’ after previously warning he could, and calls Xi Jinping’s life story worthy of a movie

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October 19, 2025
Here’s how Trump can hit China’s economy where it really hurts as analysts say Beijing’s rare earths gamble could backfire
Economy

Here’s how Trump can hit China’s economy where it really hurts as analysts say Beijing’s rare earths gamble could backfire

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October 18, 2025
Wilbur Ross, U.S. commerce secretary, listens as U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, March 23, 2018.
Economy

‘Rare earths are a very useful weapon for China’: Former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on the big economic danger

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October 13, 2025
NYSE broker
Investing

Top analyst warns that ‘larger than expected correction is likely’ if Trump and China don’t kiss and make up

By
October 13, 2025

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