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- China Raises Threat of Rare-Earths Cutoff to U.S. https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/05/21/china-raises-threat-of-rare-earth-mineral-cutoff-to-us/ 5 comments
- The Rare Earth Metals Handcuffing the EV Revolution https://exoswan.com/rare-earth-metals-for-evs 10 comments
- Rare-earth mineral substitutes could defeat Chinese stranglehold (Wired UK) http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-07/31/race-for-rare-earth-minerals 10 comments worldnews
- Xi Sends Trump A Message: Rare-Earth Export Ban Is Coming https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/bqxqhd/xi_sends_trump_a_message_rareearth_export_ban_is/ 23 comments wallstreetbets
- Xi Sends Trump A Message: Rare-Earth Export Ban Is Coming https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-20/xi-sends-trump-message-rare-earth-export-ban-coming 70 comments economy
- Japan Discovered a Rare-Earth Mineral Deposit This Year That Can Supply The World For Centuries https://www.sciencealert.com/japan-discovered-a-rare-earth-mineral-deposit-that-can-supply-the-world-for-centuries 3 comments science
- Is the sea floor the next place to start mining rare-earth minerals? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/09/science/09seafloor.html?src=dayp 21 comments science
- Switch to Renewables Won't End the Geopolitics of Energy - Countries that dominate the export of rare-earth minerals will be the petrostates of tomorrow. https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-08-21/switch-to-renewables-won-t-end-the-geopolitics-of-energy 11 comments technology
- This 17-Year-Old Designed a Motor That Could Potentially Transform the Electric Car Industry. Robert Sansone’s research could pave the way for the sustainable manufacturing of electric vehicles that do not require rare-earth magnets https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-17-year-old-designed-a-motor-that-could-potentially-transform-the-electric-car-industry-180980550/ 341 comments futurology
- Less Rare-Earth Electromagnetic Design for a High-Performance Permanent Magnet Motor https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/8/3736/htm 5 comments technology
- Wall Street slides on fear of China rare earths retaliation in trade war https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-30/wall-street-slides-china-us-trade-war-retaliate-rare-earth/11162350 4 comments politics
- China Gears Up to Weaponize Rare Earths in Trade War https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-29/china-gears-up-to-weaponize-rare-earths-dominance-in-trade-war 17 comments politics
- Rare earth elements aren’t the secret weapon China thinks they are https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/23/18637071/rare-earth-china-production-america-demand-trade-war-tariffs 23 comments geopolitics
- What do we do when China stops allowing us access to rare earth elements? http://www.cnn.com/2011/tech/innovation/03/09/rare.earth.magnet.race/index.html?iref=ns1 6 comments technology
- Toyota finds way to avoid using rare earth metals http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/23/toyota-rare-earth-idusl4e8cn4gc20120123 112 comments worldnews
- 90% of Global Rare Earth Resources Held by Chinese Companies http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/75fe65ce-4c4e-11de-a6c5-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=e8477cc4-c820-11db-b0dc-000b5df10621.html 125 comments business
- Rare, little green comet to streak by Earth tonight! http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2009/02/see-it-rare-lit.html 14 comments science
- Researchers find new way to locate untapped rare earths deposits worldwide https://www.mining.com/researchers-find-new-way-to-locate-untapped-rare-earths-deposits-worldwide/ 16 comments economy
- Pentagon races to track U.S. rare earths output amid China trade dispute https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-rareearths-pentagon-exclusive/exclusive-pentagon-races-to-track-u-s-rare-earths-output-amid-china-trade-dispute-iduskcn1u727n?utm_source=reddit.com 12 comments worldnews
- Rare earths could be the next front in the US-China trade war. Here's what you should know https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/30/investing/rare-earths-china-trade-war/index.html 13 comments politics
- China ready to hit back at U.S. with rare earths: ruling party newspaper https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/buarwy/china_ready_to_hit_back_at_us_with_rare_earths/ 40 comments wallstreetbets
- Chinese Heavy Metal: How Beijing Could Use Rare Earths to Outplay America https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/chinese-heavy-metal-how-beijing-could-use-rare-earths-to-outplay-america/ 6 comments politics
- North Korea's Huge Rare Earth Deposits http://world.time.com/2014/01/17/north-koreas-enormous-reserves-of-minerals-could-be-a-game-changer/ 69 comments worldnews
- Toyota Developing Electric Motors That Require No Rare Earth Metals http://www.hybridscentral.com/blog/1054519_toyota-developing-electric-motors-that-require-no-rare-earth-met 15 comments technology
- the Prius is "the biggest user of rare earth metals of any object in the world." http://www.reuters.com/article/newsone/idustre57u02b20090831 237 comments reddit.com
- Norway discovers Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth metals https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/11/norway-discovers-europes-largest-deposit-of-rare-earth-metals.html 18 comments environment
- Myanmar's poisoned mountains: rare earth mining driving destruction on Chinese border https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/natural-resource-governance/myanmars-poisoned-mountains/ 3 comments worldnews
- A pro-China disinformation campaign is targeting rare earth miners https://www.protocol.com/climate/cyber-rare-earth-mandiant-lynas 20 comments worldnews
- Terrawatch: Rare gas points to deep nebula origins for Earth https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/apr/09/terrawatch-rare-gas-deep-nebula-origins-earth-isotope-helium-big-bang 2 comments space
- MP Materials (rare earth mine in the US) is going public. Are you buying? https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200715005276/en/MP-Materials-Leading-Producer-Rare-Earth-Materials 24 comments investing
- "China has not imposed any bans on exports of rare earth minerals for political purposes." Are they seriously trying to deny this? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/09/world/asia/09china.html?hp 3 comments worldnews
- Honda unveils first hybrid motor without heavy rare earth metals https://www.engadget.com/2016/07/12/honda-hybrid-motor-without-heavy-rare-earth-metals/?sr_source=twitter 206 comments worldnews
- "China has halted virtually all exports of rare earths to Japan since Sept. 21, to the anger and dismay of Japanese manufacturers... A trickle of rare earths is now reaching Japan because of smuggling." http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/16/business/16wind.html?hp 8 comments business
- Elon Musk says he's getting rid of rare Earth magnets in Tesla EVs | In a recent presentation, Tesla said that it was working to eliminate rare Earth magnets from its EVs over supply and toxicity concerns. https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/tesla-to-drop-rare-earth-magnets-from-evs 194 comments futurology
- The Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources recently announced on its official website that the government has discovered 694 million mt of rare earth elements in the Beylikova region of Eskişehir, Turkey. https://news.metal.com/newscontent/101881567/Turkey-Discovers-694-million-mt-of-Rare-Earth-Element-Reserves-with-Infrastructure-Construction-Starting-This-Year/#.YsSw_-yrSbA.twitter 5 comments worldnews
- A handful of postage-stamp nations in the South Pacific launched an uphill battle this week against the deep-sea mining of unattached, fist-sized rocks rich in rare Earth metals. The stakes are potentially enormous https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220701-outgunned-island-states-vow-to-fight-deep-sea-mining 14 comments worldnews
- Farmers spot the world's tiniest kitten in a sugar cane field just in time: 'The kitten was a rusty-spotted cat — a rare and elusive animal considered the tiniest wildcat on Earth. It's also listed as "near threatened" on the IUCN Red List.' https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/farmers-spot-tiny-kitten-sugar-cane-field-india-rusty-spotted-cat 99 comments worldnews
- What if life emerged on Earth in multiple ways and multiple times, similar to convergent evolution? This could prove that life in the universe is common. If life emerged in a single moment on Earth, then life could still be rare. https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/afnimy/what_if_life_emerged_on_earth_in_multiple_ways/ 8 comments space
- Afghanistan could be sitting on a geological gold mine containing 60 million tons of copper, 2.2 billion tons of iron ore, 1.4 million tons of rare earth elements and tons of aluminium, gold, silver, mercury and lithium, totalling a trillion dollars. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/afghanistan-sitting-mineral-treasures-including-rare-earth-elements-1464338 84 comments worldnews
- China Consolidates Grip on Rare Earths: By closing or nationalizing dozens of the producers of rare earth metals - which are used in energy-efficient bulbs and many other green-energy products - China temporarily shuts down most of the industry and crimping the global supply of the vital resources https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/16/business/global/china-consolidates-control-of-rare-earth-industry.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all 64 comments worldnews