Von der Leyen visits Japan for two days starting Tuesday. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will hold a summit with von ...

Properly disposing of e-waste securely and safely has always been important for governments, but recent developments bring a ...

Japan will begin test mining for rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1,900 kilometres (1… ...

The Defense Department on Thursday became the largest shareholder in MP Materials, which owns the only rare earth mine in the U.S., amid a surge in demand for rare earths mined in the U.S. as China ...

The Trump administration is exploring proposals to secure Myanmars rare earth minerals, aiming to reduce U.S. dependence on ...

The U.S. once controlled the market on rare earth elements, sought after for a range of technologies. But in the last few ...

The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), will begin experimental drilling for rare earth ...

However, this “trump card” did not come into China’s possession overnight. Behind its global dominance in rare earth exports ...

Japan is preparing to stir a sleeping world. The goal isn’t oil or gas — it’s mud. Mud that’s packed with the rare earth metals powering our digital and green future. Starting in January 2026, Japan ...

MP Materials owns the only operational rare earth mine in the U.S., which is located roughly 60 miles outside of Las Vegas in Mountain Pass, California.

Pentagon to become rare earth mining company's largest stockholder An aerial view of the Mountain Pass, California mine. MP Materials photo.

China has nearly cornered the market in rare earth minerals, which are a necessary component to much of our technology today. But China sources some of those rare earths and other heavy metals ...