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Remember The Commodity Bubble That Exploded In 2011?
Back in 2010, rare earth elements were supposed to be the "can't lose" investment of the decade. Ra…
Myles Udland
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China could restrict its export of rare-earth metals as a trade-war tactic. Here's what they are and why they're so crucial.
China controls the lion's share of mineable rare-earth deposits. On average, the country has accoun…
Aylin Woodward
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China could unleash a trump card in the tech Cold War
The importance of China's supply of rare-earth elements has come into focus as a resolution to the …
Arjun Reddy
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China's next move in the trade war could cripple US F-35 stealth fighter production
Rare earth elements, of which China produces the overwhelming majority, play an important role in t…
Ryan Pickrell
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The US has a critical need for rare earth minerals that enable clean energy, and this exploration company may have found the largest deposits in North America
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has elevated the urgency of sourcing key elements from within the US, …
Dominick Reuter
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From iPhones to fighter jets: Here's a list of American products that could be affected if China banned rare-earth metal exports to the US as a trade war weapon
The government and private companies have since 2010 built up stockpiles of rare earths and compone…
Alexandra Ma
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Japan just found a 'semi-infinite' deposit of rare-earth minerals - and it could be a 'game-changer' in competition with China
These elements are actually plentiful in layers of the Earth's crust, but are typically widely disp…
Jeremy Berke
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Here's how much metal it takes to make your iPhone
Rare earth elements like yttrium and europium are crucial to your iPhone's function - they're used …
Jeremy Berke
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Xi Jinping may have showed how he plans to cripple US tech and defense giants in the trade war with a visit to a Chinese magnet factory
Xi on Monday visited the factory of JL MAG Rare-Earth in Ganzhou city, eastern China, where he lear…
Alexandra Ma
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A mine in Wyoming could contain $37 billion worth of rare earth minerals necessary for wind turbines, electrical vehicles, and other tech
Brook Mine in Wyoming may contain a fortune in rare earth elements like neodymium. The US wants to …
Jenny McGrath
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Rare Earth Metals Were Supposed To Be The 'Can't-Lose' Investment Of The Decade - Now Look What Happened
"Dudley Kingsnorth, a former rare earths project manager and now chief executive officer of Perth-b…
Myles Udland
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Nuclear Byproducts Could Either Destroy The World Or Save It
Thorium also carries its own risk of proliferation as a weapon of mass destruction, according to a …
Lucas Kawa
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A rare chemical that helped DNA form may have come to Earth on comets from newborn stars, astronomers find
Astronomers had already found traces of phosphorus in data Rosetta gathered about 67P, but they had…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A pro-China propaganda group ran a targeted social media campaign to undermine the US rare earth industry, report says
The group, named Dragonbridge, used fake accounts to post negative messages about the companies acr…
Abby Wallace
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China drops heavy hint it is about to pull the trigger on its most powerful weapon in the trade war
Rare-earth materials - which consist of 17 elements on the periodic table - are one of the most imp…
Alexandra Ma
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Apple to use 100% recycled cobalt in batteries it designs by 2025
Apple has announced to use 100 per cent recycled cobalt in all company-designed batteries by 2025.
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Apple increased the use of recycled materials in its products to almost 20% in 2021
For the first time, certified recycled gold was used in the plating of the main logic board and wir…
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Earth's mysterious core appears to be leaking, leaving scientists baffled
The study suggests the Earth's core may be leaking helium, upheaving the belief that the giant ball…