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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2025

rare earths

rare earths

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

Here’s a breakdown of how China came to control the rare earths industry, why these materials are indispensable to modern economies, and how renewed trade tensions are shaping the global market

Graphics: TBS

Why rare earth elements matter more than you think

Miners are seen at the Bayan Obo mine containing rare earth minerals, in Inner Mongolia, China. Photo: Reuters

How China is playing the rare earths trump card — and why Ukraine couldn’t

A man works at the site of a rare earth metals mine at Nancheng county, Jiangxi province, China, October 20, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

US-China trade truce leaves military-use rare earth issue unresolved, sources say

Rare earth elements, also known as rare earth metals or rare earth oxides, are a set of 17 heavy metals which have a wide range of commercial and industrial uses. Photo: DW

Rare earths find in Sweden: A gamechanger?

REUTERS/Christopher Aluka Berry/File Photo

US wants to end dependence on China rare earths, Yellen says

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