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Russia owns rare earths but mines little. That’s changing

President Vladimir Putin has pushed Russia to develop its own rare earth production, calling it an issue that’s " critically important to the defense capability of the country.

Bloomberg News | May 31, 2019 | 10:29 am

We all need to calm down about rare earths — opinion

Once every decade or so, the world goes through a collective freak-out about rare earths.

Bloomberg Opinion | May 30, 2019 | 12:11 pm

China willing to meet reasonable rare earth demand from other countries

China is willing to meet reasonable demand for rare earths from other countries, but it would be unacceptable that countries using Chinese rare earths to manufacture products would turn around and suppress China.

Reuters | May 30, 2019 | 11:39 am

Malaysia to let Lynas continue running rare earths plant

Lynas' status as a non-Chinese producer came into sharper focus this week after major Chinese newspapers reported Beijing was ready to use rare earths to strike back in its trade war with the US.

Reuters | May 30, 2019 | 8:53 am

FLASHBACK: Rare earth mining in China — low tech, dirty and devastating

A report by state news agency Xinhua paints a particularly grim picture of China's rare earth industry which belies the notion that China's crackdown has more to do with managing supply and extracting lofty profits than it is about cleaning up a notoriously dirty business.

Frik Els | May 29, 2019 | 2:55 pm