rare earth
noun
1
: any of a group of similar oxides of metals or a mixture of such oxides occurring together in widely distributed but relatively scarce minerals
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Energy Fuels added rare earths processing to its uranium plant in Utah and is planning mines internationally.
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
That agreement averted additional 100% tariffs that the US threatened on Chinese goods, but only if Beijing ends current and proposed export controls on critical rare earths.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025
The auto industry faced a major disruption earlier this year when China introduced export restrictions on specific rare earths and magnets, key materials used in vehicle production and essential components such as electric motors and electronics.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 15 Nov. 2025
The moon may also have valuable minerals, such as rare earth metals, that countries may want to extract.
—Simonetta Di Pippo, Space.com, 15 Nov. 2025
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
That agreement averted additional 100% tariffs that the US threatened on Chinese goods, but only if Beijing ends current and proposed export controls on critical rare earths.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025
The auto industry faced a major disruption earlier this year when China introduced export restrictions on specific rare earths and magnets, key materials used in vehicle production and essential components such as electric motors and electronics.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 15 Nov. 2025
The moon may also have valuable minerals, such as rare earth metals, that countries may want to extract.
—Simonetta Di Pippo, Space.com, 15 Nov. 2025
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rare earth
noun
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: any of a group of similar oxides of metals or a mixture of such oxides occurring together in widely distributed but relatively scarce minerals
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