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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Included among the new list are mines for lithium, copper, molybdenum and other critical and rare earth minerals.
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David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
China has sought more access to critical semiconductors, and the United States wants the flow of rare earth magnets to increase further.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
The sudden cutoff galvanized U.S. investor interest in rare earths, Myers says.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 23 July 2025
All of these things already exist, but the kicker with Conifer is that these are ferrite axial-flux motors rather than rare earth magnet motors.
—Joe Salas
july 19, New Atlas, 19 July 2025
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David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
China has sought more access to critical semiconductors, and the United States wants the flow of rare earth magnets to increase further.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
The sudden cutoff galvanized U.S. investor interest in rare earths, Myers says.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 23 July 2025
All of these things already exist, but the kicker with Conifer is that these are ferrite axial-flux motors rather than rare earth magnet motors.
—Joe Salas
july 19, New Atlas, 19 July 2025
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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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