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Pentagon strikes investment deal with US critical minerals producer
The Pentagon is making a $400mn direct investment in a US rare earths producer, in an unusual arrangement highlighting the Trump administration’s determination to break Chinese dominance of critical ...
MP Materials shares surge 50% after Pentagon becomes largest shareholder in rare earth miner
Pentagon investment in MP Materials is making headlines after the U.S. Defense Department announced a $400 million stake in the rare earth mining company. With this deal, the Pentagon becomes MP ...
The Pentagon is taking a big stake in a rare earth mining company, sending the stock up 60%
Shares of the little-known mining company soared on Thursday on news that the Pentagon would become the largest shareholder.
Exclusive: Why China's ultimatum to Myanmar rebels threatens global supply of heavy rare earths
The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the ...
How should we get rid of CO₂? These scientists want to turn it into stone
We are going back 55 million years. That was when Greenland and Norway began to drift apart, causing the Atlantic Ocean to ...
The oldest rocks on Earth are more than 4 billion years old
Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name "Hadean" comes from the ...
China’s Rare Earth Origin Story, Explained
Low environmental standards helped China become the world’s low-cost producer of rare earths, but Beijing was also focused on ...