"This breakthrough enables scientists to do something that was impossible until now," according to the system's creators.

A map shows the location of Ukraine's rare earth minerals within its annexed regions, which Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to sell to President Donald Trump. Putin said on Monday he ...

Trump added that he wants "the equivalent of $500 billion of rare earth" from the country in return for continued assistance, and that Ukraine had "essentially agreed to do that." ...

According to the Institute of Geology, Ukraine possesses rare earth elements such as lanthanum and cerium, used in TVs and lighting; neodymium, used in wind turbines and EV batteries; and erbium ...

A USGS mineral commodity summary for 2025 had no figure for graphite reserves, and said, among other observations, that Ukraine was a source of the rare earth metal scandium and had shuttered a 1. ...

President Trump says Ukraine is ready to sign a deal with the U.S. to share its mineral wealth. We look at five minerals and metals that could be covered by the deal.