Given the increasing importance of rare earths, countries with large reserves are gaining significant economic and political ...

Rare earth metals are making headlines as demand rises for products from smartphones to wind turbines, and as governments ...

The race to develop new forms of clean energy is heating up, and Japan has taken the lead with a groundbreaking ...

According to the USGS, “The rare earths are relatively abundant 17 elements composed of scandium, yttrium, and the lanthanides." The US Geological Survey (USGS) identifies 50 critical minerals ...

Rare earths are a group of 17 elements, including 15 silvery-white metals called lanthanides, or lanthanoids, plus scandium and yttrium. They are used in a wide range of products, including ...