China has already claimed exclusive rights to excavate 92,000 square miles of international seabed

The country, which boasts the world’s second-largest rare earth deposits, is to auction off multiple blocks of its Dong Pao mine before the year's end

The announcement came after customs data showed China had completely blocked its exports of germanium and gallium products in August

Senior executives from chipmakers including Intel, GlobalFoundries, Amkor and Marvell are expected to attend a business meeting on Monday in Hanoi

Myanmar, one the world’s leading producers of rare earths metals, has suspended mining for inspections, sending prices to 16-month highs

Chinese companies across the clean technology supply chain are looking to lock up access to resources amid forecasts of booming long-term demand

Firms across the globe are scrambling to assess the impact on supply chains from restrictions China announced this week, with a focus on finding alternatives for key components

US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said she was worried that a future conflict could undermine access to natural resources in the way that the Russia-Ukraine war has hit oil and gas

The Australian government agreed on Wednesday to provide a US$100m loan to fund the Yangibana rare earths mine proposed by Hastings Technology Metals in the Gascoyne region

An election in Greenland that could have changed the face of the global rare earth market has been won by a party opposed to mining the valuable commodities