Treasurer Jim Chalmers has given six shareholders 14 days to sell their interests—about 17.5 percent—in Australian rare earths miner Northern Minerals Limited.

Unlike commodities such as gold, critical minerals and rare earths do not operate within a global transparent pricing system, making investment decisions more difficult.

Jaishankar said the framework will strengthen resilient and diversified supply chains, help both nations collaborate on financing, and also help with the effective management of critical minerals and rare earths.

Commentary Washington has launched an ambitious three-pronged program to break China’s current chokehold on the global supply of rare-earth elements.

Trump raised the possibility of Ukraine reimbursing the United States for the aid it’s receiving by trading rare earth minerals.

Trump then raised the possibility of Ukraine reimbursing the United States for the aid it's receiving by trading rare earth minerals.

The Chinese communist party’s (CCP's) monopoly over rare earth minerals could soon be broken. The CCP has been expanding government control over its rare earth industry, effectively bringing the entire sector under state control.

Wilkinson noted China has been “moving very strategically" to gain dominance in the sector, and said Canada doesn't want to be “fully dependent on China” for rare earth minerals.

Rare earths miner Lynas has reported a 74 percent decline in net profit after tax in the first half of the 2024 financial year.

Dysprosium is a rare earth mineral used in microwaves and nuclear control rods.

Samples of rare earth minerals at Molycorp's Mountain Pass Rare Earth facility in Mountain Pass, Calif., on June 29, 2015.

In addition to its investments in companies set to mine for the rare earth minerals in states such as California, Nevada, and Texas, the administration said it would update outdated mining laws and regulations “to promote responsible mining under strong

The Chinese regime has temporarily lifted a ban on exports of several minerals needed for producing advanced semiconductors and military equipment to the United States, and suspended its latest export curbs on rare earth materials, as part of a tentative

Securing sustainable supplies of critical minerals and rare earth metals was the topic of the second agreement signed on Oct. 27.

Lynas Rare Earths, the world's largest rare earth miner outside China.

President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a deal on critical minerals and rare earth elements at the White House on Monday. Trump will increase tariffs and cut subsidies to Colombia over drug trafficking.

Australia is considering setting a price floor to support critical minerals projects, including rare earths. Australia has been positioning itself as an alternative source of critical minerals to dominant producer China.

Northern Minerals (NTU) develops heavy rare earth elements dysprosium and terbium.

But with China dominating the supply of purified critical minerals and rare earths, the two allies have agreed to work together to shore up supply chains.

The talks are also expected to touch on Brazil's rare earth mineral reserves. Dutch officials say that dozens of passengers left the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius cruise ship on April 24.

Additionally, Hastings is receiving financing from Germany's strategic minerals procurement body, he said. Rare earth production (U.S.

Commentary China’s recent “threat” to restrict sales of rare earth minerals to the United States is actually a tremendous opportunity for America.

California miners have been warning Congress about China’s ever-tightening grip on rare earth minerals needed for national defense for years, and now they’ve taken their message to the White House.

China’s exports of two key minerals, germanium and antimony, have fallen sharply, despite its rare earths exports rebound sharply after reaching a trade deal with the United States.

Rare earths and other critical minerals are key materials used in electric vehicles, renewable energy equipment, and defense systems.

They require staggering amounts of electricity, water, concrete, land, rare-earth minerals, and government coordination. I live in Texas, one of the states going hardest into AI infrastructure and data center expansion.

The Chinese ships then collected rare-earth minerals and specimens of rare deep sea creatures, according to the report.

In October 2025, Trump and Xi met on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea, where they finalized a deal covering a variety of trade and economic issues, including soybeans and rare-earth minerals.

This is not merely a strategic rivalry between two superpowers over tariffs, trade imbalances, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, or rare earth minerals.

At the time, China relaxed its rare earth oxide export rules and flooded the market with minerals, sending prices falling.