The goal is to make new magnet alloys from recycled rare earths Recycling keeps paper, plastics, and even jeans out of landfills. Could recycling rare-earth magnets do the same? Perhaps, if... Read more
They are pivotal in defense technology Former Chinese president Deng Xiaoping recognized the importance of rare earth elements (REEs) almost two decades ago. “The Middle East has oil a... Read more
China is set to tighten its hammerlock on the market for some of the world’s most obscure but valuable minerals. Read more
Image via Wikipedia For decades, entrepreneurs have tried to strike it rich by gathering up ugly potato-size rocks that carpet the global seabed. Known as manganese nodules, the rocks are pl... Read more
Image via Wikipedia When Japanese mineral traders learned in late September that China was blocking shipments of a vital commodity, the word came not from a government announcement but from... Read more
Image via Wikipedia So-called rare earths are not rare, but with no current domestic source the essential trace elements can be harder to come by than U.S. makers of wind turbines, hybrid ca... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Two decades after global competition drove the mines in this corner of Japan to extinction, Kosaka is again abuzz with talk of new riches. The treasures are not copper or... Read more
Image via Wikipedia ON A hazy summer afternoon, before the giant thunder clouds have had chance to unleash their fury, one of the most breath-taking sights you can witness is the Painted Des... Read more
