Hacker News with Generative AI: Rare Earths

China's Rare Earths Curbs Put Multiple US Industries at Risk (bloomberg.com)
China is imposing new export controls on several rare earth elements and related products that are crucial components for defense and technology, and have become a focal point for US President Donald Trump.
China, Rare Earths, Trade, Technology, Defense
7 points by walterbell 2 days ago | 1 comments
China bans some rare earth exports to the U.S. (tomshardware.com)
China, Rare Earths, Trade, US, Politics
27 points by wslh 2 days ago | 2 comments
Rare Earths Reality: Ukraine's Nonexistent Deposits (ieee.org)
When a seemingly routine Oval Office press conference degenerated into a shouting match on 28 February, the world looked on in astonishment. That is, except for actual experts in rare earths and other critical materials, who understood all along that the proposed “deal” that motivated the press conference was nonsensical and could only be viewed as political theater.
Rare Earths, Politics, Ukraine, International Relations
30 points by rbanffy 28 days ago | 10 comments
Rare Earths Reality Check: Ukraine Doesn't Have Minable Deposits (ieee.org)
Experts say proposed deal with U.S. makes no sense
Rare Earths, Ukraine, Politics, International Relations, Economics
8 points by sohkamyung 30 days ago | 3 comments
What China's Ban on Rare Earths Processing Technology Exports Means (2024) (csis.org)
China announced a ban of rare earth extraction and separation technologies on December 21, 2023.
China, Rare Earths, Trade, Technology, International Relations
7 points by yamrzou 30 days ago | 0 comments
Ukraine's $500B rare earths scam:they don't exist, and we should know [video] (youtube.com)
Ukraine, Rare Earths, Conspiracy Theories, Geopolitics, Media
7 points by xbmcuser 37 days ago | 2 comments
Ukraine's rare earth reserves are just a fantasy (bloomberg.com)
What Ukraine has is scorched earth; what it doesn’t have is rare earths. Surprisingly, many people — not least, US President Donald Trump — seem convinced the country has a rich mineral endowment. It’s a folly.
Ukraine, Resources, Rare Earths, Misinformation
19 points by diego_moita 40 days ago | 1 comments
Advanced Magnet Manufacturing Begins in the United States (ieee.org)
In mid-January, a top United States materials company announced that it had started to manufacture rare earth magnets.
Manufacturing, Materials Science, Rare Earths
185 points by kungfudoi 56 days ago | 113 comments
China Bans Rare Mineral Exports to the U.S. (nytimes.com)
China said on Tuesday it would begin banning the export of some rare minerals to the United States, in an escalation of the tech war between the world’s two biggest powers.
China, Trade, International Relations, Rare Earths, Geopolitics
18 points by thelastgallon 124 days ago | 1 comments
No longer rare: China's overproduction sends rare-earth prices tanking (nikkei.com)
Economics, China, Rare Earths, Commodities
15 points by Ozarkian 260 days ago | 2 comments
China: All Rare Earth Materials Are Now 'State-Owned' (extremetech.com)
China, Rare Earths, Politics, Economics, Trade
14 points by belter 268 days ago | 2 comments
EV world in serious trouble if China cuts off rare earth materials (theregister.com)
Electric Vehicles, China, Rare Earths, Supply Chain
5 points by LinuxBender 273 days ago | 3 comments