Global Top 50 miners' total market cap: $1.5 trillion (up $213 billion YTD) MP Materials debuts at #40 with $11 billion ...

Aclara Resources is in talks with US government agencies for possible financing toward its $1.5-billion plan to mine rare ...

President Donald Trump says a trip to China may happen soon, hinting at efforts to stabilize U.S.-China trade relations.

Production of Apple's AirPods at Foxconn's Telangana factory has encountered supply disruptions due to China's tightening ...

Tiny rare-earth magnets are used for building phones, electric cars, and submarines. Nearly all rare earths are mined in China, but one U.S. company is trying to change that. WSJ’s Jon Emont spoke wit ...

Decades of process innovation and industrial policy helped China corner the rare earths market while the US fell behind.

China has released its first set of rare earth mining quotas for 2025 quietly, marking a move to tighten state control over ...

China has quietly issued its first 2025 rare earth mining and smelting quotas without the typical public statement, sources ...

A stunning compilation of views of Earth from the Tiangong space station. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central ...

To accumulate industrial leverage over the U.S., China played the long game. The U.S. must do the same.

China's first asteroid sample-return mission, the 2nd in the Tianwen series, will reach Kamo'oalewa in July 2026. The probe will map the asteroid, collect samples, and carry them back to Earth in a ...

Beijing uses its near-monopoly on critical minerals to win trade concessions. Can the U.S. find alternate supplies?