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Vietnam’s Rare Earth Reset: From Ore Exporter to Processing Gatekeeper
9+ hour, 28+ min ago (548+ words) Vietnam has taken a decisive step in the global rare earth chess match. With amendments to its Geology and Minerals Law taking effect January 1, 2026, Hanoi has formally banned exports of unprocessed rare earth ore and tightened state control over exploration,…...
Greenland's Minerals: Real Geology, Real Constraints
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (361+ words) For a lay reader: Greenland has valuable rare earth deposits, but mining themwould be technically difficult andexpensive. That is broadly accurate. Greenland hosts globally significant rare earth deposits, including Kvanefjeld and Tanbreez. Infrastructure is sparse. Roads are limited. Ports are…...
Japan's Deep-Sea Rare Earth "Breakthrough" - and China's Perfectly Calm Response
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (86+ words) That restraint is telling. In that context,China's calm response may have been the most confident signal ofall. Inspired to launch Rare Earth Exchanges in part due to his lifelong passion for geology and mineralogy, and patriotism, to ensure America…...
China's Rare Earth Society Announces Major Youth Research Conference, Signaling Accelerated Talent-to-Industry Pipeline
1+ week, 6+ day ago (486+ words) China's Rare Earth Society Announces Major Youth Research Conference, Signaling Accelerated Talent-to-Industry Pipeline'Rare Earth Exchanges China's Rare Earth Society Announces Major Youth Research Conference, Signaling Accelerated Talent-to-Industry Pipeline - Spans the full rare earth value chain from mining to AI-driven materials…...
South Dakota's Critical Minerals Moment: Geology, Politics, and the Limits of the Headline
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (365+ words) South Dakota is back in the critical minerals conversation'but not in the way many headlines imply. As global demand rises and geopolitical tension with China (and now Greenland) sharpens, the state is seeing renewed exploration interest across critical minerals'not rare…...
Baogang Units Chosen for China's National Rare Earth Commercialization Pilot
2+ week, 1+ day ago (246+ words) China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT (opens in a new tab)) has selected two subsidiaries of Baogang Group'China Northern Rare Earth Group (often referred to as Northern Rare Earth) and the Baotou Rare Earth Research Institute'to participate in…...
Ice, Ore, and Influence: China's Polar Silk Road Reenters the Rare Earth Conversation
3+ week, 3+ day ago (248+ words) The article accurately notes that rare earths'especially heavy rare earths'sit at the center of this tension, as Greenland hosts deposits seen as potential alternatives to China-dominated supply. One crucial point stands out: Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine effectively froze practical Polar…...
Tokyo and New Delhi Talk Rare Earths-But Can Strategy Outrun Geology?
3+ week, 3+ day ago (165+ words) The ministers also pledged cooperation on AI and reaffirmed Indo-Pacific security ties'important context. But investors should view this as strategic signaling, not immediate market impact. Progress will be measured by joint ventures, EPC contracts, financing commitments, and timelines'not statements. Japan'India…...
Chinese Scientists Uncover Two Core Barriers to Heavy Rare Earth Efficiency
3+ week, 6+ day ago (313+ words) In a potentially significant development for the global rare earth sector, a Chinese research team has identified for the first time the two main microscopic mechanisms that hinder the diffusion efficiency of heavy rare earth elements'materials critical to magnets used…...
China’s Rare Earth Endgame: How Patents, Nanomaterials, and Process IP Signal a Scramble to “Own the Future”
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (329+ words) For U.S. investors and policymakers, this should be part of a real wake-up call: the next phase of competition is not about tonnage. It is about how rare earths are engineered, processed, and embedded into future technologies. These studies are highly…...