Can the rest of the world challenge Beijing’s dominance of high-performance magnets by developing new mining projects?

STORY: EDITORS NOTE: THIS SCRIPT AND VIDEO HAVE BEEN REFILED DUE TO A U.S.-CHINA TRADE DEAL BEING REACHED WITH A FRAMEWORK TO REMOVE CHINESE EXPORT RESTRICTIONS ON RARE EARTH MINERALS. THE STORY WAS ...

Discover the significance of rare-earth elements, their applications in technology, and the global race for their resources.

Rare earth elements (REEs), essential components in the magnets used in e-motors and wind turbines, are key to enabling the energy transition. However, REE mining and refining are highly concentrated ...

The ₹7,280-crore scheme to establish an integrated manufacturing ecosystem for 6,000 tonnes of sintered rare earth permanent magnets a year signals that if India can make magnets domestically, it will ...

This story is part of the Grist series Unearthed: The Mining Issue, which examines the global race to extract critical minerals for the clean energy transition. In the decade since the world pledged ...