As global competition for rare earths intensifies, Greenland’s reserves are likely to remain central to strategic discussions.

Rare earth elements are an easy-to-find, hard-to-refine resource critical for everything from magnets and electronics to batteries and catalysts for chemical reactions. Since the 1980s, a race has been on between the United States and China for dominance of the rare earth element market—and the United States is losing.

Off to an exceptionally strong start in 2026, Critical Metals ( CRML +13.12%) stock ended yesterday's trading session more than 70% higher than where it was at the end of 2025. Shares of the rare-earth mining stock are continuing to rise today, thanks to an update that the company provided regarding its activities in Greenland.

As the Trump administration continues to reduce federal oversight, a Canadian mining company has finally submitted an operations plan for a proposed rare-earth elements mine in the Bitterroot River headwaters.

Aiming to break free of reliance on China, other countries are also scrambling to build new supply chains. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

On Jan. 7, 2026, a newly approved Greenland pilot plant put this rare-earth developer at the center of supply-security debates.

A Canadian mining company plans to build a facility in Calcasieu Parish to refine rare earth metals used in a variety of motors and electronics in the consumer, technology and defense industries. Aclara Resources Inc., headquartered in Vancouver, British ...

Gaining American government control over rare earth minerals is part of a broader approach to combating Beijing.

The country’s enormous energy and mineral resources are consolidating as a key factor in the geopolitical dispute and in Venezuela’s institutional collapse