This Unknown Metal May Be A Game-Changer For Space Travel
A single event just made an already critical metal that’s been cornered by China worth more than ever. For the first time in a decade, SpaceX and NASA last weekend Continue Reading
U.S. Launches Tool to Stake Claim to World’s Rare Earth Minerals
In a high-tech twist on hammering pickets into the ground, the U.S. State Department has helped launch an online tool aimed at staking America’s claim to many of the world’s Continue Reading
The Metal Trump Wants More Than Gold
China has a monopoly on one of the most strategic metals on the planet, and Washington is anxious to change that. Global dominance at this point in the game means Continue Reading
Extracting rare earth elements from coal with plasma assist
Rare earth elements (REEs) are vital materials for modern technologies. The US National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is collaborating with the University of Kentucky and their subcontractor Virginia Tech to Continue Reading
Exclusive: Pentagon races to track U.S. rare earths output amid China trade dispute
The Pentagon is rapidly assessing the United States’ rare earths capability in a race to secure stable supply of the specialized material amid the country’s trade conflict with China, which Continue Reading
Weapon of choice? China rare earth prices soar on their potential role in trade war
Chinese rare earth prices are set to climb further beyond multi-year highs hit following a flurry of state media reports that Beijing could weaponize its supply-dominance of the prized minerals Continue Reading
U.S. Scrambles To Find Alternatives For Chinese Rare Earth Metals
With Beijing making louder noise by the day about using rare earth metals as a “nuclear” retaliation option in trade war with the US, Washington is not sitting on its Continue Reading
Exclusive: Pentagon eyes rare earth supplies in Africa in push away from China
The U.S. Department of Defense has held talks with Malawi’s Mkango Resources Ltd and other rare earth miners across the globe about their supplies of strategic minerals, part of a Continue Reading