At the Berkeley Pit, researchers hope to extract valuable metals to increase U.S. production of rare earths used in electric ...

A new interactive map published by the British Geological Survey shows the concentration of rare earth elements at offshore ...

Rare earth elements power everything from smartphones to green energy. Learn how shifting continents and geopolitics shape ...

Rare earth elements are critical to many industries—used in electric motors, medical imaging and diagnostics, oil and gas refining, and computer and phone screens. The 17 rare earth elements all ...

As you can imagine, the supply and price for rare earth elements are crucial to our technological future. The fact that China currently supplies 90% of the global output has attracted considerable ...

“Political boundaries and the desire to obtain access to mineral resources have been the source of economic and military conflicts throughout human history,” says Jill VanTongeren. The PT ...