Greenland’s mineral resources hold massive economic potential, but accessing them isn’t easy President Donald Trump’s desire to claim Greenland for the U.S. has thrust the island’s wealth of natural resources firmly into the spotlight.

While it’s rich in rare earths and minerals, experts say tapping those resources in the rugged, ice-covered Arctic territory is no easy feat.

The South American country, which has huge reserves of graphite, niobium and nickel, maintains contacts with Washington and Brussels and wants to go beyond extraction

Saudi Arabia wants to rapidly grow its mineral sector, at a time when rare earths are at the heart of geopolitics.

A mid-January proclamation from President Trump lists cobalt, nickel and rare earth elements as commodities where “import adjustments” could be sought.

One of the motives behind President Donald Trump’s obsession with the United States owning Greenland is the territory’s rich holdings of rare-earth minerals.

Launch of University of Birmingham facility for separating and recycling rare earth magnets boosts UK’s leading position in rare earth recycling

A new West Midlands-based facility for separating and recycling rare earth magnets that will help to reduce the UK’s reliance on imports of rare earth metals, alloys, and magnets has been launched in Birmingham.