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China’s Rare Earth ‘Monopoly’ — and Why Markets Will Break It
14 Jan 2026 13:16 GMT
… enables efficient electric motors; samarium strengthens guidance systems and sensors … dispute with Japan, Chinese rare-earth exports suddenly slowed. Prices … requirements expanded. Restrictions on rare-earth processing technologies were imposed.
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China plays rare-earth card on Japan, but keeps it subtle
09 Jan 2026 23:33 GMT
China reportedly has begun restricting rare-earth exports to Japan to pressure … , 2025. These niche metals include samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium … begun slowing the processing of rare-earth-related exports. This time, it …
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Arnold Magnetic Secures Rare Earth Supply Through Partnership With Less Common Metals and Solvay
07 Jan 2026 20:50 GMT
… Solvay to secure Western-sourced rare earth materials for its production … neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, terbium, and samarium—critical components in high-performance … push for secure and sustainable rare earth supply chains.
The partnership complements …
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The next hot career: Mining engineering
13 Jan 2026 21:00 GMT
… superfast computer chips, and samarium, a rare earth metal used in many military … Technologies announced it had discovered rare earth and critical technology metals, including … Locksley Resources, which is targeting rare earth elements and antimony (used in …
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Will the US’ onshoring strategy remove China’s chokehold on REEs?
13 Jan 2026 16:54 GMT
… billion-dollar pipeline of rare earth projects around the world, … carbonate and its heavy rare earth concentrate, containing a variety … handle the likes of samarium – an element critical … In addition, US based rare earth refiner ReElement Technologies, which …
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Trump: American Companies get Access to Venezuela’s Oil Reserves and other Resources
12 Jan 2026 07:46 GMT
… American companies tried to exploit rare earth elements in Venezuela, their extraction … expansion and weak environmental regulations. Rare earth elements have become a key … as 15 rare earth elements such as cerium, dysprosium, neodymium and samarium. These …
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More Than Oil: Venezuela’s “Blue Gold” Draws US Attention
12 Jan 2026 02:57 GMT
… large, particularly for energy-intensive rare earth mining.
Red Blackmore, Research Director … holds almost exclusive capability in rare earth processing. This industrial and … , and 15 rare earth elements like cerium, neodymium, and samarium. These materials …
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Tokyo urged to mend relations with Beijing
12 Jan 2026 02:04 GMT
… dominant position in global rare earth production and supply. If … has promoted diversification of rare earth import sources for years, … Anxiety over disruption in rare earth supplies is now palpable … factories in China. Its samarium and neodymium magnets are …
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Venezuela has a ton of oil. It also has something else America needs
11 Jan 2026 09:11 GMT
… of minerals, metals and potentially rare earth elements, experts say. These raw … Policy Accelerator.
Critical minerals and rare earth elements
The US Geological Survey … includes 15 rare earth elements, such as cerium, dysprosium, neodymium and samarium. Rare …
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American Resources secures $200M for ReElement Technologies...
10 Jan 2026 16:13 GMT
… of separated and purified rare earth oxides.
Jensen detailed that … elements like samarium, which is used in samarium-cobalt magnets … a market void.
Absolutely. Samarium, for example, is … from Southeast Asia that processes samarium, yttrium, gadolinium — even …