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The periodic table has 17 rare earths. Most people know zero.

They're in your phone, your car, your headphones. Every EV motor, every wind turbine, every missile guidance system runs on them. And one country controls the entire supply chain, from mine to finished magnet.

Element 17 is a daily newsletter that tracks this market the way a Bloomberg terminal tracks stocks: prices, deals, policy shifts, geopolitics. Written for investors, industry insiders, and anyone who wants to understand the materials race shaping the next 30 years.

No chemistry degree required.

This Week in Rare Earths

China owns mine-to-magnet. One Utah company just bet $1.9 billion it can build the same.

Jun 26, 2026

China owns mine-to-magnet. One Utah company just bet $1.9 billion it can build the same.

China Blacklisted the Two Companies America Built to Escape Its Supply Chain

Jun 24, 2026

China Blacklisted the Two Companies America Built to Escape Its Supply Chain

The Pentagon Bans Chinese Magnets in January. Congress Just Introduced Its Answer.

Jun 22, 2026

The Pentagon Bans Chinese Magnets in January. Congress Just Introduced Its Answer.

The Pentagon just put $500 million behind the rare earth step that killed Molycorp

Jun 19, 2026

The Pentagon just put $500 million behind the rare earth step that killed Molycorp

Jun 17, 2026

China's Rare Earth Truce Expires in 146 Days. The G7 Just Set a 2030 Target. Here's the Gap.

Jun 15, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz Reopens This Week. The Rare Earth Emergency Was Never About Iran.

Jun 12, 2026

In 2003, G7 Leaders Met at This Hotel and Didn't Mention Rare Earths Once. They Reconvene in Three Days.

Jun 10, 2026

Mountain Pass Went Dark in 2015. The Same Mine Is About to Produce Dysprosium and Terbium for the First Time.

Jun 8, 2026

China's Rare Earth Truce Expires in 155 Days. The Pentagon Magnet Ban Hits 51 Days Later.

Jun 5, 2026

The GAO Said in 2010 That Rebuilding US Rare Earths Would Take 15 Years. It's Been 16.

Jun 3, 2026

The Pentagon's Rare Earth Magnet Ban Is 211 Days Away

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