Hacker News with Generative AI: Rare Earths

What the hell are rare earth elements? (hubspot.com)
Rare earths are needed for EVs, smartphones, and fighter jets, but the United States lost the industry to China. Can it win it back?
Rare Earths, Materials Science, Technology, Geopolitics, China
46 points by Anon84 27 days ago | 7 comments
WD launches HDD recycling that reclaims rare earth elements, cuts out China (tomshardware.com)
Hard Drives, Recycling, Rare Earths, China
5 points by miles 47 days ago | 1 comments
Why China curbing rare earth exports is a blow to the US (bbc.com)
As the trade war between China and the US escalates, attention has been focused on the increasingly high levels of tit-for-tat tariffs the two countries are imposing on one another.
China, Trade, Rare Earths, United States, International Relations
9 points by mooreds 52 days ago | 0 comments
Wyoming Rare Earths Could Be Processed at Retooled Plant in Utah (cowboystatedaily.com)
A uranium mill in Utah with ties to operations stretching from Wyoming to Madagascar is retooling to process rare earths. That could be good news for Wyoming mines, which are accelerating their production plans.
Mining, Rare Earths, Utah, Wyoming
5 points by LinuxBender 52 days ago | 0 comments
China suspended exports of rare earth minerals (nytimes.com)
China has suspended exports of a wide range of critical minerals and magnets, threatening to choke off supplies of components central to automakers, aerospace manufacturers, semiconductor companies and military contractors around the world.
China, Trade, Rare Earths, Minerals, Geopolitics
32 points by d33 53 days ago | 5 comments
China has stopped exporting rare earths to everyone, not just the U.S. (msn.com)
China is exploiting a highly lopsided advantage it has in global trade as it hits back against President Donald Trump’s tariffs: rare earths.
China, Trade, Rare Earths, Geopolitics
29 points by jnord 54 days ago | 6 comments
China Halts Rare Earth Exports as Trade War Intensifies (nytimes.com)
China has suspended exports of a wide range of critical minerals and magnets, threatening to choke off supplies of components central to automakers, aerospace manufacturers, semiconductor companies and military contractors around the world.
China, Trade, International Relations, Rare Earths, Economics
12 points by asnyder 55 days ago | 1 comments
Chinese Export Restrictions Could Help Wyoming's Rare Earths Industry (cowboystatedaily.com)
Wyoming’s rare earth minerals industry is cautiously optimistic about restrictions China has put on exporting the same rare earth minerals they mine in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
International Trade, Mining, Rare Earths, Politics
4 points by LinuxBender 61 days ago | 3 comments
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 64 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 64 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 90 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 92 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 92 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 99 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 102 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 118 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 186 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 322 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 330 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 335 days ago | 3 comments