During Scott Bessent’s confirmation hearing for US Treasury Secretary before the Senate Finance Committee, significant concerns were raised regarding China’s dominance in the rare earth elements (REEs ...
Rare Earth Elements (REEs) are a group of 17 chemically similar elements that are critical in various high-tech applications, including electronics, renewable energy technologies, and advanced ...
rare-earth metals like neodymium are sometimes described as "conflict minerals," because of the human cost of their extraction. Mining is grueling labor, full stop. It's worse when you add politics.