Rare-earth elements

In response to the Biden administration’s most sweeping package of semiconductor-related sanctions to date, China has delivered a sharp counterstrike.

The discovery reveals one of the largest known deposits on the planet, potentially the largest in history.

Rare-earth elements are a highly valued resource in most industrialized countries. Much of them are in China's hands.

A U.S. mining company has found a high-purity gallium deposit in Bitterroot National Forest in Montana and Idaho.