Rare earths are important materials for high tech industries, but they are a complex mineral to mine and process and the control that China exerts on the rare earth value chain continues to be a concern for many Western World governments, in particular the US and the EU. Given the ongoing market concerns about security of rare earth supply and the implications of the US/China trade war, we decided it’s time to discuss the Rare Earth market in more detail. There is a lot of gnashing of teeth currently about whether China will turn off the rare earth tap and,...