As Washington accelerates efforts to secure key supply chains, rare earths and critical minerals like gallium have emerged as strategic priorities for US industry and national security. China has long ...

China is tightening the screws on the underground trade in the minerals that make modern technology possible, from advanced chips to electric vehicles. A sweeping campaign against smugglers, capped by ...

The U.S. Defense Department is doing something it doesn’t normally do: taking equity stakes in mining companies instead of ...

A Chinese court sentenced dozens to prison (and slapped them with some heavy fines to boot) after they illegally exported tons of antimony, a mineral needed for building many tech components. The ...