Today, almost three quarters of the world's rare earth minerals, used in everything from smartphones to fighter jets, are mined in China, which processes 90% of the metals, according to Bank of America analysts.
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Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
In a video released by the IDF, another four schools roughly two miles north of these were mined and destroyed, also in August.
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