Rare Earth Magnets
Permanent magnets, most commonly neodymium-iron-boron alloys, used in EV motors, wind turbines and electronics; their supply chain runs disproportionately through Chinese refining and processing capacity.
Covered in 4 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on September 20, 2026.
Coverage
Viridis Mining Pitches Brazil's Colossus Project as Europe's Alternative to Chinese Rare Earths
Australian miner Viridis Mining is positioning Brazil's Colossus rare-earth project as a non-Chinese EU supplier, after an EU commissioner's visit and a Solvay letter of intent, targeting first production in 2028.
US Puts Over $10 Billion Into Critical Minerals, But China Still Refines Most of the World's Supply
The US government has invested over $10 billion in critical minerals since 2025, taking direct equity stakes in rare-earth and zinc projects, but China still refines up to 90% of the world's supply.
BRICS Nations Pledge Diversified Critical Mineral Supply Chains as Modi Warns Against 'Weaponisation'
BRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration pledging diversified, resilient critical mineral supply chains and value addition for resource-rich nations, as Modi warned weaponising technology and minerals could hinder shared progress.
US Critical Minerals Strategy Risks Falling Short as Magnet Factories Lag Behind Rare-Earth Mining, Analyst Warns
Critical Minerals Institute co-chair Jack Lifton warns America's critical minerals strategy wrongly assumes financing guarantees production, citing IEA, GAO and Energy Department findings that refining, recovery and workforce capacity all lag funding.
