MP Materials, the operator of the only rare earths mine in the United States, has signed a $500 million deal with Apple.

MP Materials announced a $500 million partnership to supply Apple with rare-earth materials from its US mine, sending shares ...

USA Rare Earth, Inc. USAR +23.5% + Free Alerts is another U.S.-based company involved in the mining, processing and supply of ...

Apple’s deal with MP Materials is more than just a supply-chain strategy. It's a geopolitical insurance policy.

Shares of rare-earth firm MP Materials continue soaring after a deal with the Defense Department. Analysts are lifting their price targets.

Rare earth elements encompass the lanthanide series, scandium, and yttrium. Their strong magnetic properties make them essential to clean energy technologies.

Nevertheless, the price of Dy oxide and many other rare earths increased just modestly between July and December 2010, but the fever was nearing a boil.

Rare earths are mined from rock deposits in the earth’s crust. With nearly 70 percent of the market, China is able to control the export and price of the metals sold around the world.

Rare earth elements are critical to many industries—used in electric motors, medical imaging and diagnostics, oil and gas refining, and computer and phone screens. The 17 rare earth elements all ...

Sadly for China, rare Earth elements aren’t actually all that rare China has limited US access, but other sources remain.

As geopolitical and trade tensions rise, China’s dominance of both mining and processing means these niche metals have become a cudgel to use against opponents.

China is limiting US access to critical minerals in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs, but the move isn’t as devastating as Beijing wants it to be.