Ahead of a scheduled call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on TikTok and trade issues, China’s rare-earth exports surged to a record 7,338 tons in August, Bloomberg reports, citing customs data. As per Bloomberg, the surge marks the highest monthly level for ...

In the biggest update since 2018, the U.S. has added copper, potash, and silicon to its draft critical minerals list, as noted by Mining.com. As the report highlights, the latest revision now covers 54 minerals, proposing six additions—including copper, silicon, potash, silver, lead, and rhenium�...

While China gradually relaxes rare earth export restrictions following its late-June agreement—signaling a commitment to approve U.S. export applications—the country today (August 22) announced the “Interim Measures for the Total Volume Regulation and Management of Rare Earth Mining and Rare E...

China’s top solar firms slashed nearly a third of their workforce in 2024, according to filings seen by Reuters, as the once-booming sector now reels from plunging prices and mounting losses. According to Reuters, China's top five solar giants slashed nearly 87,000 jobs last year as the industr...

A report from The Economic Times, citing sources, indicates that Foxconn’s production of Apple AirPods at its Telangana facility in India has been disrupted due to China’s restrictions on rare earth metal exports. However, Foxconn maintains that production remains unaffected, according to the re...