rare earth
noun
1
: any of a group of similar oxides of metals or a mixture of such oxides occurring together in widely distributed but relatively scarce minerals
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But the Trump administration reportedly first approached Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about the country’s rare earth minerals at the MSC.
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The Dial, 18 Mar. 2025
Trump and Putin reportedly will look to speak this week, while the administration continues to ponder the contours of a deal with Ukraine that will create economic security guarantees by granting the U.S. access to vital rare earth minerals within the country.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Additionally, as Trump has often pointed out, Greenland is thought to be rich in rare earth minerals.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 13 Mar. 2025
The island, with a population of just 56,000 people, straddles the strategically important region between the U.S. and Russia and is home to vast supplies of rare earth minerals needed to make everything from mobile phones to renewable energy technology.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
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The Dial, 18 Mar. 2025
Trump and Putin reportedly will look to speak this week, while the administration continues to ponder the contours of a deal with Ukraine that will create economic security guarantees by granting the U.S. access to vital rare earth minerals within the country.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Additionally, as Trump has often pointed out, Greenland is thought to be rich in rare earth minerals.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 13 Mar. 2025
The island, with a population of just 56,000 people, straddles the strategically important region between the U.S. and Russia and is home to vast supplies of rare earth minerals needed to make everything from mobile phones to renewable energy technology.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
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rare earth
noun
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: any of a group of similar oxides of metals or a mixture of such oxides occurring together in widely distributed but relatively scarce minerals
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