Many of the African nations claimed to have an abundance of critical and rare earth minerals—essential ingredients for making electronic components.

The United States and Ukraine are locking in a crucial deal on rare earth minerals—potentially slashing America’s reliance on China’s stranglehold over vital resources.

China isn't giving ground on rare earth, at least for now. Beijing is keeping export controls in place for several rare earth minerals. We have details on Trump's plan to counter this.

The United States and Ukraine have not yet agreed on a rare earth minerals deal. The White House says using the minerals as compensation for aid would benefit both Washington and Kyiv.

Concerns are growing in India over China’s recent export controls on rare earth minerals.

China accounts for more than 60 percent of rare earth production and, most alarmingly, more than 90 percent of the rare earth processing—the indispensable phase of the mineral supply chain that turns mined raw materials into usable and essential industrial

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has yet to officially accept President Donald Trump's offer of continued U.S. military aid in exchange for rare earth minerals.

“We're not just doing certain minerals and rare earths," Trump said. "We're doing everything."

The United States and other countries are looking to break the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) monopoly on rare earth minerals.

China’s clampdown on rare earth mineral exports isn’t just an economic threat—a new report warns it could cripple U.S. military readiness.

Bessent told The Financial Times on Oct. 14 that China's latest round of export controls on rare earth minerals, on which the United States is highly dependent in various sectors, including defense, amounts to undermining the global economy.

The U.S. president also seeks to deepen economic cooperation with Central Asian nations to reduce U.S. dependency on China for rare earth minerals.

The United States has reached trade deals with four Southeast Asian countries addressing critical rare earth minerals and broader trade imbalances.

The new policy also formally elevates silver from an ordinary commodity to a strategic material, putting its export controls under the same regulatory scheme as rare earth minerals.

While in Malaysia, he oversaw a flurry of trade deals, rare earth minerals agreements, and a landmark peace treaty between the governments of Thailand and Cambodia.

'Breathless Fantasy' Ukraine's rare earths and minerals may not be that easy to extract.

(STR/AFP via Getty Images) Tactical drones and their core components have grown increasingly sought-after amid their expanding use in conflicts from Ukraine to Iran and Yemen, and rare earths and rare minerals are critical inputs for missiles, radar

That order states that the United States faces "unprecedented economic and national security challenges in securing reliable supplies of critical minerals independent of foreign adversary control" and that mineral resources and rare earths are "key to

The move comes amid escalating tensions with China over supplies of rare earth minerals, materials essential to everything from fighter jets to semiconductors. U.S.

The White House plans to expand its support for domestic rare earth businesses to counter China’s near monopoly on rare earth minerals.

President Donald Trump’s upcoming decision on Jan. 19, 2026, on whether to impose Section 232 tariffs on critical minerals like rare earths, lithium, and silver.

China holds a monopoly on rare earth minerals, particularly on the processing and refining side.

The agreement could grant the United States access to Russia's rare earth minerals, which are critical for both civilian and military technologies.

A loader shifts soil containing rare-earth minerals at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China, on Sept. 5, 2010.

The government’s significant stake in MP Materials, for example, to mine and separate rare earth minerals is a noteworthy example. These are critical steps, but they alone are not sufficient.

Carney has linked Canada's critical minerals to defence, allowing mining of minerals like lithium, cobalt, nickel, and rare earth minerals to be considered part of defence spending.

The floods have displaced thousands, disrupted regional economies, and threatened critical infrastructure near key industrial hubs—including Baotou, a major center for China’s rare earth mineral production.

Last week, China expanded licensing requirements for the export of rare earth minerals, essential inputs for chipmaking, citing national security, with the ban on Nexperia’s China-made exports marking another escalation in the dispute.

Johnson, who also noted that Greenland has significant rare-earth mineral reserves, said that the Trump administration is "talking about diplomatic channels" regarding Greenland.

They include building out dual-use infrastructure, partnerships to allow for military drills, countering U.S. strategic aims, trade ties, and raw resources including rare earth minerals and timber.