Minerals

US to host meeting on rare earths as China-Japan spat simmers

The discussions are expected to also include officials from Australia, South Korea, India, Mexico and the European Union

Vietnam has reserves of 3.5 million tonnes of rare earth minerals, ranking it sixth globally, according to the US Geological Survey’s March 2025 report.

Vietnam amends law to ban exports of raw rare earth minerals

Only companies with government approval will be permitted to exploit, process and use rare earths

Over the past year, the Trump administration has spent over US$1 billion to take stakes in critical minerals and mining companies.

US plans more stakes in minerals companies, Trump official says

Critical minerals such as gallium and cobalt are used in products ranging from iPhones to industrial magnets

The US and other countries have been unable to break China’s stranglehold over rare earths supplies.

US moves to deepen minerals supply chain in AI race with China

The Asian nation is home to more than 90% of global rare earths and permanent magnets refining capacity

The report alleges that China’s role as the world’s largest processor of many critical minerals has made it nearly impossible for the United States and allies to determine the true price of certain metals, including rare earths.

US House report accuses China of minerals market interference

The committee’s legislative report aims to codify presidential orders into law

The sitdown comes as Albanese (left) looks to shore up ties with the US, using his nation’s wealth in critical minerals as leverage.

Trump signs agreement on critical minerals with Australia

The Export-Import Bank of the United States is also issuing letters of interest for more than US$2.2 billion in financing on critical mineral projects

Critical minerals include lithium, cobalt and rare earths, which are essential to technologies used in a variety of sectors, including clean energy, semiconductors and weapons.

US offers to buy stakes in Australian critical minerals companies

The American government has already taken equity holdings in US-listed critical minerals companies

The amount of material we are digging up is rising faster than the amount of useful minerals we are extracting, with a record 28.74 billion tonnes removed in 2023, according to S&P Global.

A trillion-tonne threat hangs over critical minerals

Managing a growing mountain of waste rock is one of the biggest obstacles to getting our hands on precious ore

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who is due to meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington on Oct 20, said in the interview that his conversations with the US president have been “warm, constructive, positive and optimistic.”

Australia’s Albanese touts minerals reserve ahead of Trump talks

[SYDNEY] Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese emphasised the nation’s strong critical minerals reserve and its ability to “value add” ahead of his first official meeting with US President Donald...

The Weda Bay Industrial Park, a major nickel processing and smelting hub, in Lelilef Sawai, Indonesia, April 18, 2025. The country is a key producer of minerals like copper, cobalt and nickel.

US says Indonesia to cut tariffs, ease critical mineral limits with deal

[WASHINGTON] The US tariff deal with Indonesia is set to ease critical mineral export restrictions from the South-east Asian country to the United States, the White House said Tuesday, as President Do...