# Rare Earth

The US is launching a $12 billion strategic reserve of rare earth elements to counter China's dominance, with significant investment and policy shifts being announced.

### About Rare Earth
Rare Earths are a group of [--] chemical elements essential for many modern technologies.  

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1-Year Low: [-------] on 2025-05-26  

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[-----] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Rare Earth in the last [--] hours which is down 11% from [-----] in the previous [--] hours
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1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-10-12  
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The most influential creators that mention Rare Earth in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                                                | Rank | Followers  | Posts | Engagements |
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| [@jackprandelli](/creator/twitter/jackprandelli)                       | [--]    | [------]     | [--]     | [------]      |
| [@cnainsider](/creator/youtube/cnainsider)                             | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]     | [------]      |
| [@cekdrew](/creator/twitter/cekdrew)                                   | [--]    | [-----]      | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@pbsspacetime](/creator/youtube/pbsspacetime)                         | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@upediashorts](/creator/youtube/upediashorts)                         | [--]    | [----------] | [--]    | [-----]       |
| [@Anvith_](/creator/twitter/Anvith_)                                   | [--]    | [------]     | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@DeItaone](/creator/twitter/DeItaone)                                 | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@InvestmentGuru_](/creator/twitter/InvestmentGuru_)                   | [--]    | [------]     | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@ekwufinance](/creator/twitter/ekwufinance)                           | [--]    | [------]     | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@UCfXSgrG1sg3lh1MvtuUraaA](/creator/youtube/UCfXSgrG1sg3lh1MvtuUraaA) | [--]   | [------]     | [--]     | [-----]       |

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### Sentiment: 79%
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Current Value: 79%  
Daily Average: 75%  
[--] Week: 62% -12%  
[--] Month: 77% -6%  
[--] Months: 77% -7%  
[--] Year: 77% +51%  
1-Year High: 97% on 2025-11-27  
1-Year Low: 5% on 2025-04-08  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Rare Earths in Technology: (60%) Rare earths are essential for modern electronics and green energy technologies, driving significant online discussion.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Environmental Impact of Mining: (10%) Concerns are raised about the environmental consequences and sustainability of rare earth mining operations.
  

### Top Rare Earth News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

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"Nigeria eyes entry into the $800 billion global EV market - Nairametrics Nigerias vast deposits of rare earth elements such as monazite and neodymium alongside growing lithium exploration and early advances in electric vehicle (EV) assembly are strengthening prospects that the country could emerge as a global player in the electric car value chain industry stakeholders have said"  
[News Link](https://nairametrics.com/2026/02/13/nigeria-eyes-entry-into-the-800-billion-global-ev-market/) [@Nairametrics](/creator/x/Nairametrics) 2026-02-13T15:39Z 260K followers, [----] engagements


"Trump's $12 billion Project Vault targets China in critical minerals battle Fox News Trump's $12 billion "Project Vault" aims to break Chinese dominance in rare earth elements creating America's first critical mineral stockpile for national security"  
[News Link](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-12b-rare-earth-plan-targets-china-experts-warn-us-one-crisis-away) [@FoxNews](/creator/x/FoxNews) 2026-02-13T15:07Z 28.1M followers, 46.2K engagements


"Trump's Project Vault is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for the high-tech age Fox News President Donald Trump directs Project Vault to counter China's rare earth monopoly after Chinese export bans threatened U.S. military and manufacturing supply chains"  
[News Link](https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/project-vault-trumps-bold-plan-stop-china-from-starving-our-military) [@FoxNews](/creator/x/FoxNews) 2026-02-12T18:13Z 28.1M followers, 14.2K engagements


"CME Explores First-Ever Rare Earth Futures Contracts ZeroHedge ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline the survival rate for everyone drops to zero"  
[News Link](https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/cme-explores-first-ever-rare-earth-futures-contracts) [@zerohedge](/creator/x/zerohedge) 2026-02-12T14:05Z 2.5M followers, 41.5K engagements



### Top Rare Earth Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

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"#TimeToMintMoney: How can you invest abroad What are the risks Lower innovation in AI rare earth metals and others is one of the reasons Indian markets havent done well: Vaibhav Shah @MiraeAsset_IN More info ➡ @HSBCMutualFund @UnionMutualFund @IRA_REITs @Jiraaf_Official https://events.livemint.com/event/mint-money-festival https://events.livemint.com/event/mint-money-festival"  
[X Link](https://x.com/livemint/status/2022544552868098429) [@livemint](/creator/x/livemint) 2026-02-14T05:32Z 2M followers, [---] engagements


"📊 TOP [--] DIVIDEND KINGS Hindustan Zinc Vedanta IOCL (IndianOil) BPCL (Bharat Petroleum) HPCL (Hindustan Petroleum) Coal India ONGC Power Grid Bank of Baroda NMDC 🚫 No Recommendation Hindustan Zincs Rare Earth & Silver Pivot A Strategic Inflection Point Zinc Price Pressure = Silver Opportunity 🗣CEO Arun Misra: If zinc prices dont rise we will maximise silver production. 🔹Silver already forms 1/3rd of EBITDA; if prices stay $33/oz it could hit 45% https://t.co/TbhViHmpsT Hindustan Zincs Rare Earth & Silver Pivot A Strategic Inflection Point Zinc Price Pressure = Silver Opportunity 🗣CEO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Anvith_/status/2022537583360905585) [@Anvith_](/creator/x/Anvith_) 2026-02-14T05:05Z 33.1K followers, 10.9K engagements


"🚨🌍 RESOURCE WARFARE IS HERE: CHINA TIGHTENS GRIP ON RARE EARTHS ⚙🔋 China is doubling down on its dominance over rare earth metals the critical materials used in: 📱 Electronics 🚗 EVs 🛰 Military Tech 🌬 Wind Turbines 🧠 AI Hardware ✈ Aerospace Systems According to reports Beijing is strengthening control over production & exports just as the U.S. works with 50+ nations to break its monopoly on global supply chains. The Economic Times Lets be clear: ⚠ Rare earths are essential to modern defense systems ⚠ Critical for semiconductors & advanced manufacturing ⚠ Used as geopolitical leverage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AIGOLDOfficial/status/2022507217577218494) [@AIGOLDOfficial](/creator/x/AIGOLDOfficial) 2026-02-14T03:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The average American voter has ZERO clue about the massive capital investments required to: [--]. Mine minerals rare earth or otherwise [--]. Transport them [--]. Process and refine them [--]. Transport completed product to market [--]. Remain competitive versus a nation (China) with over 500x the processing capacity thus keeping costs in line. But yeah we're going to get this going in [--] years. Sure yeah whatever"  
[X Link](https://x.com/RealJohnGaltFla/status/2022450173017031083) [@RealJohnGaltFla](/creator/x/RealJohnGaltFla) 2026-02-13T23:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

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