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Trump, MBS unveil ventures on rare minerals and nuclear tech

President Trump and Mohammed bin Salman concluded the Saudi crown prince’s visit to the United States by speaking to more than 400 business leaders. Beyond a defense agreement and talk of the ...
CNN

Saudi Arabia says it has $2.5 trillion in mineral reserves. That could make it a key player in the race for rare earths

Minerals are back in the news, with President Donald Trump announcing on Wednesday that he’d reached an agreement on a possible deal on Greenland that would include rights to rare earth minerals.
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U.S. invests in project to remove rare earth minerals despite differences with South Africa

PHALABORWA, South Africa (AP) — Two enormous sandlike dunes at an old chemical processing plant in South Africa are at the center of an exploratory U.S.-backed project to extract highly sought-after ...