Countries are racing to obtain the critical minerals and rare earths needed to make everything from smartphones to electric cars. US President Donald Trump has made access to these minerals a priority ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Samples of rare-earth minerals from Baiyun'ebo or Bayan Obo mining district are on display at the Institute of Geology and ...

Geoscientist Graham Lederer uses a hand lens to examine tungsten ore from the Burnside mine in Alpine County California (USGS/Public domain) Finding better ways to handle underground rocks could be ...

There’s a growing interest in mining the ocean seabed for minerals essential to technology. But whose minerals are they? A ...

Energy Secretary Chris Wright went to Wyoming last week to cut the ribbon on the first new rare earth mine in the U.S. since the 1950s. Telling the assembled guests and reporters that the “Brook Mine” ...

A new race to secure critical minerals is unfolding across the global economy.

There’s a long history of hard rock mining in Southern Colorado. Now the federal government is updating the region’s geological maps to expand the search for critical minerals and rare earth elements.

The US trade war with China has a major sticking point: rare earth minerals. China increased its restrictions on its rare earth exports Thursday, leading US President Donald Trump to threaten economic ...

The US trade deal with China seeks to resolve a major sticking point of their ongoing trade war: rare-earth minerals. Despite multiple rounds of talks with US trade negotiators over the past several ...

(CNN) — The US trade deal with China seeks to resolve a major sticking point of their ongoing trade war: rare-earth minerals. (CNN) — The US trade deal with China seeks to resolve a major sticking ...