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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, ...
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New Mine Inches America Closer To Unshackling Itself From China
The U.S. is opening its first new Wyoming coal mine in decades to extract both coal and critical rare earth metals, inching ...
China Diplomacy Key to Easing Rare Earth Crisis, Sona CEO Says
A diplomatic breakthrough with China is the only short-term fix for easing the shortage of rare-earth magnets, a top ...
EU lawmakers rebuke China over rare earth curbs before summit
The European Parliament condemned China on Thursday over its export restrictions on rare earths and insisted the European ...
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India Plans To Produce Rare Earth Magnets Domestically In 3-4 Months Amid China's Weaponisation Of Supply Chain Dominance
Further bolstering domestic priorities, state-run IREL (India) Limited was directed in June 2025 to suspend a 13-year-old ...
India to boost rare earth magnet production amid China curbs: G Kishan Reddy
Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy acknowledged India’s past reliance on China for critical rare earth supplies ...
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In Myanmar, a rush for rare earth metals is causing a regional environmental disaster
A drastic increase in unregulated production of rare earth minerals in Myanmar is causing serious environmental concerns ...
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China lifts rare earth concentrate prices by 14% for 3Q25, escalating supply chain tensions
China Northern Rare Earth and Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union — two of China's top rare earth producers — announced a price ...