Rare earth elements’ (REEs) are not actually rare in the Earth’s crust, but their extraction and processing are challenging.

Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley called on U.S. companies to invest in skilled trades, manufacturing and other “essential economy” jobs in an effort to boost productivity and reduce ...

The U.S. is opening its first new Wyoming coal mine in decades to extract both coal and critical rare earth metals, inching ...

Not only do we get coal here, we are going to get those rare earth elements that are going to break our dependence on China,” ...

Scientists at MIT discover how lanthanides, a class of rare earth metals, help crops resist UV stress by enhancing ...

As the global economy transitions toward green technologies, the demand for critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, and rare earth elements has surged, reshaping geopolitical and economic ...

Further bolstering domestic priorities, state-run IREL (India) Limited was directed in June 2025 to suspend a 13-year-old ...

A drastic increase in unregulated production of rare earth minerals in Myanmar is causing serious environmental concerns ...

MP Materials' rise shows U.S. focus on critical minerals amid global tensions and macro tailwinds. See why a new commodity ...

Although the rare earth deposit in Purulia is relatively small, the development is significant as India looks to reduce ...

West Bengal’s Purulia and Assam’s Karbi Anglong districts move closer to rare earth mining as India seeks to cut dependence ...