The chain connecting some of the world's best known brands with a mine in one the most inaccessible corners of Southeast Asia has many links. One key intermediary is state-owned Yunnan Cultural ...

MP Materials and Maaden (Saudi Arabia) have agreed to explore creating an integrated rare earth supply chain in the Kingdom. This potential partnership aims to cover all stages from mining to ...

So the U.S. and its allies are building their own supply chain. Photo illustration: Clément Bürge/WSJ Waste produced at Rio Tinto’s Kennecott mine near Salt Lake City contains a clutch of ...