US EditionIAE Says $60B Needed to Break China's Rare Earth Grip
The agency says demand will rise 50% by 2035, but current and planned projects outside China cover only part of future mining and refining needs.
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China's Rare Land Unit Forces 60 Billion to Invest to Prevent a Technological Crisis · Global Voices
China's Rare Land Unit forces investment of $60 billion, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), which warns of an increasing risk to the global economy. China's almost total dominance in this strategic chain threatens key sectors such as automobile, electronics, or energy. China's Rare Land Dependency forces investment of $60 billion The IEA warns of critical vulnerability in sectors such as automotive, energy, and technology Global…
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How China Dominates The World’s Critical Minerals Production
By Kyle McCollum via The Daily Signal | April 07, 2026 Critical minerals are mined all over the world but the majority of the supply ends up passing through China. For a broad range of key metals and minerals, China is either the largest miner, the dominant refiner, or both. This is true for rare earths, lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, and many other metals and minerals that are essential to defense, energy and high-tech applications. It is l…
IEA: Demand for rare earth metals surges while supply lags behind
Demand for rare earth metals is rapidly increasing, but production and supply are unable to fully meet this growth, APA-Economics reports, citing the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) report titled “Rare Earth Elements: Pathways to Secure and Diversified Supply Chains
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