The U.S. has a single rare earths mine. Chinese export limits are energizing a push for more

Trump Is Disabling the Agency That Could Fight China’s Rare Earths Embargo

That China has a whip hand over the rare earths mining and refining industry is one of the few things Washington can agree on. That’s why Alex Jacquez, who worked on industrial policy for Joe Biden’s National Economic Council, found it “astounding” when he read in the Washington Post this week that the White House was trying to figure out on the fly what to do about China restricting exports of rare earth metals in response to President Trump’s…

Rare Earth Showdown Hits Tesla, Defense Firms Hardest

The global automotive industry could soon start reeling from one of China’s boldest moves in the trade war—restricting exports of several rare earth metals that are critical to the auto manufacturing, energy, and defense industries. Earlier this month, China, which dominates the global rare earth and critical minerals supply chain, announced it would curb its exports of dysprosium, gadolinium, scandium, terbium, samarium, yttrium, and lutetium. …

Iran’s new milestone in production of rare earth elements

Iranian companies were able to design, manufacture, install, and commission 100% of the equipment, some of which was manufactured and operated for the first time in the country.

Maher: Environmental Laws Have Helped China Dominate Rare Earth Market

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said that one reason why China has control over the global rare earth minerals market is because zoning and environmental laws have made it too difficult for America to mine The post Maher: Environmental Laws Have Helped China Dominate Rare Earth Market appeared first on Breitbart.

Tariffs to Cause Huge Shortages in Critical Rare-Earth - LewRockwell

Leo Higgins Looks like the tariffs have struck us in the backside yet again, in another exercise of President Trump’s penchant for creating unforeseen consequences in mindless “statecraft.” This time, due to the overall shortsighted tariff policy (aimed, as a practical matter, mostly at China), China has embargoed 7 rare-earth minerals which are essential for many “defense related” components to our high end weapons systems, and which are equall…