Earlier this month, the Chinese government escalated things even further, subjecting seven rare earth elements to a more ...

Rare earths are mined from rock deposits in the earth’s crust. With nearly 70 percent of the market, China is able to control the export and price of the metals sold around the world.

China seized mines and built factories. Japan took note and invested in Australia. But the United States did little despite concerns about control of supplies. By Keith Bradsher Keith Bradsher ...

In response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China, which currently stand at 145 percent, the country has played its trump card: rare earth metals ... percent of the world’s rare ...

Related: Hammerfest LNG Hits the Snooze Button Again—This Time on Purpose China is expected to be the world’s top producer of rare earth elements in 2030, with a 54% share of the global market ...

Amid the ongoing U.S.–China trade war, Chinese authorities have reportedly imposed export controls on rare earth elements (REEs ... REEs used all over the world are refined in China.

There are significant strategic ramifications to this action and it raises tensions between the world’s two largest economies considerably. The demand for rare earth elements is expected to grow ...

China’s move to impose strict export controls on rare earth elements used in auto manufacturing ... China mines up to 70% of the world’s supply of critical minerals and controls 90% of the ...

A significant rare earth elements deposit has been found in Kazakhstan's Karagandy, with potential reserves of 20 million ...

The chart below, courtesy of JP Morgan Asset Management, highlights how much the US relies on certain rare earth metal imports from ... “The US dollar is the world’s reserve currency.

Since China retaliated against President Trump’s tariffs by restricting exports of rare earth ... among the world’s five biggest.” Given that the company is exporting its NdPr metal to ...