Can old Lime bikes and hard disks counter China’s rare-earth chokehold?

Cyclic Materials, which just raised $75 million from investors, plans to open an Arizona recycling facility to mine expired electronic equipment for valuable commodities.

America Needs Rare Earth Magnets, and USA Rare Earth Is Positioning Itself to Fill the Gap

As trade tensions rise, the U.S. is racing to secure domestic supplies of critical minerals. USA Rare Earth is one of the companies leading the charge.
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China’s Multilayered Approach to Rare Earths Under US-Led Decoupling

Amid intense focus on export restrictions and decoupling, far less attention has been paid to how China is responding to U.S.-led diversification efforts.

China’s Rare Earth Dominance Could Be A Dummy Run For Copper Control

Rare earths are already feeling the squeeze of Chinese control. Other metals, including copper could end up the same way.

China's 2025 rare earth exports hit highest since at least 2014 despite restrictions

By Amy Lv and Lewis Jackson BEIJING, Jan 14 (Reuters) - China's rare earth exports in 2025 hit the highest level since at least 2014, even as Beijing began restricting shipments of several medium to heavy elements from April.

China Deprives Japan of Rare-Earths Supply, Escalating Dispute

Beijing is punishing Tokyo for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan, again wielding critical minerals as an economic weapon.

Lawmakers propose $2.5B agency to boost production of rare earths and other critical minerals

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed creating a new agency with $2.5 billion to boost production of rare earths and the other critical minerals.

Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies

By Yuka Obayashi SHIZUOKA, Japan, Jan 12 (Reuters) - A Japanese mining ship departed on Monday for a remote coral atoll to probe mud rich in rare earths, part of Tokyo's drive to curb its reliance on China for critical minerals as Beijing tightens supply.

Neo Performance Materials: Looks Like Rare Earths Winner At A Bargain Price

Neo Performance Materials ( NEO:CA) ( NOPMF) is a small but rapidly growing player in midstream and downstream rare earth applications. NEO is uniquely positioned to take advantage of the strategic need for western economies to rapidly scale rare earth production and distribution.