Rare earths, copper, chromium, tungsten, petroleum and natural gas are among the items on the National Development and Reform Commission menu

Exports of the 17 minerals crucial to the production of electronic components and magnets – and to many industrial processes too – are up 89% on a year ago

Australia will play a key role in supplying critical minerals to other members of the group, which wants to ensure China does not exert control over items essential to modern technology.

Industry round-up: Tokyo is moving to 'secure' critical metal sites; while US industry players want tax incentives for producers of rare earth magnets; and Customs data from China show that rare earth exports have been flat since April

Scientists seeking cheap and clean ways to source rare earths; Some are testing chemical and bacteria solutions on mining slag heaps

Domestic and friendly-country investments are welcomed in vital minerals essential to electric vehicles, wind turbines and drones (AF) The US...

The 17 minerals key to the sustainability industry is helping to frame geopolitical policy planning What if China were to...

The global shift to clean energy is going to drive an unprecedented boom for critical minerals, according to the International...

(ATF) China is unlikely to change its view of Greenland as a land of opportunity, despite the islanders...

(ATF) China’s Environment Agency, previously a toothless dragon, has suddenly announced a rollout of rare earth production shutdowns...

An election in Greenland that could have changed the face of the global rare earth market has been won by a party opposed to mining the valuable commodities

(ATF) Rare earths could be a safer and even more lucrative investment than bitcoin now, some speculators have...