Buried within the rocks of Mountain Pass are rare-earth elements—a group of metals that play a vital role in nearly every twenty-first-century technology. They help make the high-strength magnets that ...

WASHINGTON (TNND) — A major battle with China is underway after Beijing threatened to stop exporting rare earth minerals, which are used for computer chips needed for cars, technology, as well as A.I.

Esperance has a rich endowment of rare earths and other critical minerals that could make it a significant hub to ... Read More The post Esperance shapes up as major rare earths hub with broad mineral ...

What makes a mineral critical? Put simply, critical minerals help create the essential everyday items we all use. But these minerals may not be easy to get.

Minerals are back in the news, with President Donald Trump announcing on Wednesday that he’d reached an agreement on a possible deal on Greenland that would include rights to rare earth minerals.