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 it has been revived in the form of a new proposal for a natural resources agreement, which would give the US more access to Kyiv’s rare earth minerals, according to two people familiar with the discussions and a copy of the draft proposal obtained by CNN on Thursday.
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Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
Point two, how is this administration pursuing that legitimate interest, if there is one?
SENATOR MARK WARNER: Point one, Greenland has got a lot of rare earth minerals and has enormous value, just as many other places around the world do.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
There are riches in this wild land, especially the rare earth minerals, very difficult to mine in this environment, but the sky is the limit for their value.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2025
Vast reserves of rare Earth minerals President Trump's fascination with Greenland—first floated in 2019 and revived in his current administration—has less to do with the ice and more to do with what's buried beneath it: some of the world's largest untapped reserves of rare earth minerals.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
Point two, how is this administration pursuing that legitimate interest, if there is one?
SENATOR MARK WARNER: Point one, Greenland has got a lot of rare earth minerals and has enormous value, just as many other places around the world do.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
There are riches in this wild land, especially the rare earth minerals, very difficult to mine in this environment, but the sky is the limit for their value.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2025
Vast reserves of rare Earth minerals President Trump's fascination with Greenland—first floated in 2019 and revived in his current administration—has less to do with the ice and more to do with what's buried beneath it: some of the world's largest untapped reserves of rare earth minerals.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 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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