Critical minerals

Southeast Asian economies have a “transformative” opportunity to enter the world’s critical mineral supply chain amid China-US trade tensions, a…

Recent moves by the United States – including President Donald Trump’s meeting with leaders of resource-rich Central Asian countries and…

The US government has drafted an expansion of its critical-minerals list to head off what an official said were potential…

Canada’s new government will invest more in mining at a time when the country’s economy and manufacturing sector are facing…

Top economic officials from Washington and Beijing have launched a high-stakes round of trade talks in London, with a senior…

Parts of China that are rich in critical minerals are stepping up enforcement of tighter export controls as the country…

Overseas buyers may have stockpiled strategically important rare earths ahead of Beijing’s export controls on the critical minerals amid China-US…

In mid-March, customs officers in Hong Kong uncovered an unusual smuggling operation. When the officials cracked open a 40-foot shipping…

Beijing’s moderate relaxation of export controls on some rare earths – raw materials essential in hi-tech and aerospace hardware –…

The deadly earthquake in Myanmar last month may have disrupted production of critical minerals that are normally sold to China,…