critical earth and rare earth minerals

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, critical earth and rare earth minerals has been mentioned in one podcast episode on MeidasTouch (Jan 2026). Presented as a major reason Greenland matters geopolitically and economically, tied to electronics, semiconductors, and military equipment.

The rare-earth elements (REE), also called rare-earth metals, or rare earths, are a set of 17 nearly indistinguishable lustrous silvery-white soft heavy metals. The 15 lanthanides, along with scandium, and yttrium, are usually included as rare earths. Compounds containing rare-earth elements have diverse applications in electrical and electronic components, lasers, glass, magnetic materials, and industrial processes. Rare-earths are to be distinguished from critical minerals, which are materials