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Nintendo’s Use of a Rare-Earth Magnet for the Switch 2 Could Expose It to China’s Whims
Nintendo’s Switch 2 videogame machine uses a rare-earth magnet to attach its hand-held controllers to the main console, ...
Australian rare earth stocks soar on MP Materials' multi-billion US deal
Shares of Australian rare earths miners, including Lynas and Iluka Resources , soared on Friday after U.S.-based MP Materials ...
Pentagon takes $400 million stake in rare-earth miner
The Defense Department is buying $400 million of stock in rare-earth mining company MP Materials as it seeks to boost ...
Pentagon to become largest shareholder in rare earth miner MP Materials; shares surge 50%
The Defense Department will buy $400 million of preferred stock in MP Materials. MP Materials owns the only operational rare ...
MP Materials Seals Mega Rare-Earths Deal With US to Break China's Grip
(Reuters) -MP Materials said on Thursday it has entered into a public-private partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense ...
Rare Earth Crisis: Vedanta Is On a Mine To Magnet Strategy
Once the exploration efforts of rare earth bear viable fruit, the authorities can opt for a price discovery model. This will ...
MP Materials won a big rare-earth contract with Uncle Sam, and the stock rockets
Company’s stock rallies on U.S. support to build the 10X Facility as its second domestic magnet-manufacturing plant ...
Pentagon to Take Stake in Rare-Earth Company, Challenging China’s Control
The deal would see the Defense Department take a 15% stake in MP Materials and spend billions of dollars investing in the ...
MP Materials Stock Soars 50% on a Defense Pact for Rare Earths
The Department of Defense struck agreements with MP Materials to accelerate the build-out of the country’s rare earth magnet ...
Wednesday Briefing: Rare Earths, Made in Europe?
Importing cheap Chinese rare earths comes with big risks. In April, in response to President Trump’s tariffs, China ...
CoTec Investment Mkango and Hypromag Announces First Production from Commercial-Scale Recycled Rare Earth Alloy Production in the UK
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / ACCESS Newswire / July 8, 2025 / CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSXV:CTH)(OTCQB:CTHCF) (“CoTec” or the ...
The French Seaside Factory Trying to Break China’s Chokehold on Rare Earths
The continent wants to reduce the risks of depending so heavily on China for the valuable minerals. The question is how.