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Published Date: July 18, 2026

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U.S. Scientists Tap Seawater to Break China's Rare Earth Monopoly

Competition for critical minerals used in the energy, manufacturing, and tech sectors is heating up to be a major geopolitical flashpoint around the world.

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Competition for critical minerals used in the energy, manufacturing, and tech sectors is heating up to be a major geopolitical flashpoint around the world. The supply chains for essential ingredients for clean energy manufacturing like lithium, cobalt, magnesium, and nickel, are dominated by China, creating a precarious concentration of global supplies. But…

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