Rare earth metals

Rare earth metals

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference to unveil the official Trump Accounts website, at the Treasury Department in Washington, DC, US, December 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz

G7, other allies discuss ways to reduce dependence on Chinese rare earths

The meeting, convened by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, included finance ministers from G7 members Japan, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and the US as well as officials from...

Japan's drilling-equipped research vessel Chikyu departs from Shimizu port to conduct a test recovery of rare-earth–rich mud near Minamitori Island, marking the world’s first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth seabed sludge from a depth of about 6 km onto a ship, in Shimizu, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan January 12, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Yuka Obayashi

Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies

Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China October 31, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths

Wheel loaders fill trucks with ore at the MP Materials rare earth mine in Mountain Pass, California, US January 30, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo

West scrambles to fill heavy rare earth gap as China rivalry deepens

A sample of yttrium (Y) is displayed at the Laboratory of Physics and Material studies (LPEM) in Paris, France, June 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

A new rare earth crisis is brewing as yttrium shortages spread

The flag of China is placed next to the elements of gallium and germanium on a periodic table, in this illustration picture taken on July 6, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo

China suspends ban on exports of gallium, germanium, antimony to US

Gantry cranes are seen at Yangshan Port outside of Shanghai, China, June 17, 2025. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

China agrees to one-year rare earth export deal, issue 'settled', says Trump

A sample of terbium (Tb) is displayed at the Laboratory of Physics and Material studies (LPEM) in Paris, France, June 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

Rare earths: Strategic metals key to future tech

Miners are seen at the Bayan Obo mine containing rare earth minerals, in Inner Mongolia, China July 16, 2011. Picture taken July 16, 2011. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/CHINA OUT/File Photo

How China's rare earth dominance became a geopolitical flashpoint

Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China October 31, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Beijing blames US for raising trade tensions, defends rare earth curbs

Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China October 31, 2010. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

EU firms brace for more shutdowns due to China rare earth controls despite summit promise

Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China October 31, 2010. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

China's rare earth export curbs hit the auto industry worldwide

People walk in Red Square on a sunny day in Moscow, Russia, February 23, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Kremlin says Russia has lots of rare earth metals that US needs and is open to cooperation