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Australian Rare Earths Company Receives up to $840 Million in Taxpayer Funds
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March 13, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
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May 2, 2023
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Nathan Worcester
Seabed Mining Will Help Break China’s Grip on Critical Minerals
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November 24, 2022
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Tom LaTourrette
US Builds New Critical Minerals Supply Chain to Counter Chinese Rare Earth Monopoly
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November 9, 2022
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GOP Lawmakers Raise Alarm About Critical Minerals From China Being Tainted by Forced Labor
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October 4, 2022
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June 28, 2022
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February 5, 2022
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China is setting up a large and wholly controlled global logistics group. This new layout would help the ...
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November 26, 2021
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October 23, 2021
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China Controls Supply Chains of the World’s Critical Minerals
News Analysis Global supply chain interruptions are exacerbated by China’s lock on chemical processing. In 1987, former Chinese ...
October 9, 2021
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Antonio Graceffo
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Rare earth metal prices have risen sharply over the past year while the growing adoption of new technologies ...
September 15, 2021
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July 16, 2021
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Reuters
Australian Firm Becomes Canada’s First Rare Earth Producer
Australian miner Vital Metals has begun rare earth production in Canada's Northwest Territories, becoming the first producer in ...
July 14, 2021
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Lawmakers Urge Biden Administration to Reduce Reliance on China for Critical Minerals
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April 27, 2021
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Isabel van Brugen
US May Boost Rare Earths Mining to Counter Threat From China
WASHINGTON—The Chinese communist regime has recently signaled that it could leverage its dominance in rare earth minerals, a ...
March 1, 2021
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Emel Akan
Pentagon Commits $30 Million to Texas Rare Earth Plant, Aims to Reduce Reliance on China
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February 1, 2021
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Bill Pan
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July 28, 2020
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Mark Tapscott
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May 13, 2020
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