Industry News

December 11, 2019 – Reuters: Exclusive: U.S. Army will fund rare earths plant for weapons development
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-rareearths-army-exclusive/exclusive-us-army-will-fund-rare-earths-plant-for-weapons-development-idUSKBN1YF0HU

August 8, 2019 – South China Morning Post: China's rare earth producers say they are ready to weaponise their supply stranglehold, pass any tariff as cost to US customers
https://www.scmp.com/business/commodities/article/3021947/chinas-rare-earth-producers-say-they-are-ready-weaponise-their

August 7, 2019 – Reuters: China rare earths group supports counter-measures against U.S. 'bullying'
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rareearths-usa/china-rare-earths-group-supports-counter-measures-against-u-s-bullying-idUSKCN1UX1GY

July 23, 2019 – Fox Business: Trump asks Pentagon to find new rare earth sources
https://www.foxbusiness.com/energy/trump-pentagon-rare-earth-minerals

July 22, 2019 – Bloomberg: Trump Enlists Pentagon on Rare-Earth Magnets Amid Chinese Threat
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-22/trump-enlists-pentagon-on-rare-earth-magnets-amid-chinese-threat

July 12, 2019 - Reuters: Exclusive: Pentagon races to track U.S. rare earths output amid China trade dispute
hhttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-rareearths-pentagon-exclusive/exclusive-pentagon-races-to-track-us-rare-earths-output-amid-china-trade-dispute-idUSKCN1U727N

June 16, 2019 - Reuters: U.S. military firms likely to face China rare earth restrictions: Global Times
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rareearths/us-military-firms-likely-to-face-china-rare-earth-restrictions-global-times-idUSKCN1TI07S

June 4, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce: A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Materials
https://www.commerce.gov/news/reports/2019/06/federal-strategy-ensure-secure-and-reliable-supplies-critical-minerals

May 30, 2019 - Bloomberg: China Has Rare Earths Ready to Go if Trade War Deepens
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-31/china-has-a-rare-earths-plan-ready-to-go-if-trade-war-deepens

May 29, 2019 - Reuters: China set to control rare earth supply for years due to processing dominance
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-rareearth-refining/china-set-to-control-rare-earth-supply-for-years-due-to-processing-dominance-idUSKCN1T004J

May 29, 2019 - Bloomberg - U.S. Risks 'Devastating' Blow From China's Rare Earths Monopoly
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-29/u-s-risks-devastating-blow-from-china-s-rare-earths-monopoly

May 28, 2019 - Reuters: China considers U.S. rare earth export curbs: Global Times editor
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-trade-china-rareearth/china-ready-to-hit-back-at-u-s-with-rare-earths-ruling-party-newspaper-idUKKCN1SZ07Y

May 21, 2019 - WSJ: Xi Jinping Flexes China’s Trade Muscle With Visit to Rare-Earths Hub
https://www.wsj.com/articles/xi-jinping-flexes-china-s-trade-muscle-with-visit-to-rare-earths-hub-11558442724?mod=hp_major_pos2

May 21, 2019 - FT: Xi highlights dominance of rare earths market
https://www.ft.com/content/48398c92-7b5d-11e9-81d2-f785092ab56

May 15, 2019 - China's retaliatory tariff to lower rare earth ore imports from the US
https://news.metal.com/newscontent/100925813/china%E2%80%99s-retaliatory-tariff-to-lower-rare-earth-ores-imports-from-the-us/

May 14, 2019 - US excludes rare earths from final set of China tariffs
https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/1902162-us-excludes-rare-earths-from-final-set-of-china-tariffs

April 16, 2019 - Zion Market Research: Rare Earth Metals Market Will Reach USD 14.43 Billion By 2025
https://www.globenewswire.com/newsrelease/2019/04/16/1804623/0/en/Global-Rare-Earth-Metals-Market-Will-Reach-USD-14-43-Billion-By-2025-Zion-Market-Research.

April 14, 2019 - WSJ (Opinion): China’s Dangerous Monopoly on Rare Earth Metals
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-dangerous-monopoly-on-metals-11555269517

April 8, 2019 - The Geopolitics of Rare Earth Elements
https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/geopolitics-rare-earth-elements

March 21, 2019 - China Solidifies Dominance in Rare Earth Processing
http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2019/3/21/viewpoint-china-solidifies-dominance-in-rare-earth-processing

September 26, 2018 - Real Pushback on Chinese Mineral Imports = More Mining in America
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/09/rare-earth-critical-minerals-from-china-national-security-concern/

June 26, 2018 - To reduce China's leverage, rebuild America's minerals supply chain
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/394026-to-reduce-chinas-leverage-rebuild-americas-minerals-supply-chain

May 18, 2018 - Interior Releases 2018’s Final List of 35 Minerals Deemed Critical to U.S. National Security and the Economy
https://www.usgs.gov/news/interior-releases-2018-s-final-list-35-minerals-deemed-critical-us-national-security-and

January 28, 2018 - U.S. Department of Energy Report on Rare Earth Elements from Coal and Coal Byproducts
https://www.netl.doe.gov/coal/rare-earth-elements

December 20, 2017 - Presidential Executive Order on a Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-executive-order-federal-strategy-ensure-secure-reliable-supplies-critical-minerals/

November 29, 2017 - High Concentrations of Rare Earth Elements Found in American Coal Basins
https://www.energy.gov/articles/high-concentrations-rare-earth-elements-found-american-coal-basins