A new economic map is being drawn. China’s dominance of mineral processing has triggered a global race to build alternative supply chains. The Gulf enters that contest with formidable cards: sovereign ...

American Rare Earths Ltd. (ASX: ARR; OTCQX: ARRNF) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with U.S. metallurgy specialist Novex LLC to convert separated rare-earth oxides from Wyoming's ...

The implications extend well beyond shipping. Companies operating through China-linked rare-earth and critical-mineral supply chains must increasingly reconcile Western sanctions and export controls ...

Nigeria is renowned for its oil and an array of solid minerals, but a less-heralded asset lies in its rare earth elements (REEs). These 17 elements – comprising the 15 lanthanides plus scandium and ...

The report integrates government data, industry metrics, and cross-regional policy analysis to map the extent to which Chinese materials are embedded in global manufacturing. It tracks export volumes, ...

Africa emerges as a critical rare earth minerals hub, with eight major projects set to supply 9-10% of global demand by 2029, challenging China's dominance.

China controls nearly 90% of global rare earth refining capacity in 2025, including a near-monopoly on heavy rare earth elements (HREEs) like dysprosium and terbium. Through state-led consolidation, ...

The U.S. federal government has announced plans to invest nearly $1 billion in domestic critical minerals projects, aiming to accelerate the development of materials vital for clean energy and ...

Rare earth elements – the 17 metals critical for technologies from fighter jets and electric vehicles to smartphones and wind turbines – have a pricing system as strategically important as it is ...

Rare earth permanent magnets are critical components in modern U.S. military technology due to their exceptional strength and heat-resistant properties. These magnets, primarily neodymium-iron-boron ...

For the former, China decides who can export, then manages how much. For the latter, everyone may apply—but each shipment runs a bureaucratic gauntlet. Silver’s inclusion is especially telling. China ...

Beneath the misty mountains of northern Vietnam and the mineral-rich sands of its central coast lies a largely untapped treasure: some of the world’s most promising rare earth element (REE) deposits.