China’s restrictions are also seen as a response to Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs” on Chinese goods announced in April. After agreeing on a trade truce in Geneva, US officials had expected China to ease ...

Critical minerals are having a moment. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is at the White House to talk up Australia's rich ...

China produces more than 90 per cent of the world's processed rare earths and rare earth magnets. Source: Getty / Bloomberg ...

WHAT ARE RARE EARTHS AND WHAT ARE THEY USED FOR? Rare earths are a group of 17 metals used to make magnets that turn power into motion for electric vehicles, cell phones, missile systems, and other ...

The Australian prime minister said the critical minerals deal takes the U.S.-Australia relationship "to the next level." ...

New York (CNN) — The US trade war with China has a major sticking point: rare earths minerals. Last month, President Donald Trump said the United States needed Greenland “very badly,” renewing his ...

Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves announced plans to explore rare earth mineral production at sites in Michigan and ...

President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced an $8.5 billion rare earths agreement to ...

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