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Rare blue-green diamond sells for record $17.3 million at Geneva auction

A rare 5.5-carat triangular-cut blue-green diamond known as “Ocean Dream” has sold for $17.3 million at a Christie’s auction in Geneva, setting a record for a stone of its kind, the auction house said.

14 May 2026-16:14
Rare earths company REalloys receives Pentagon funding

Rare earths company REalloys (ALOY.O), opens new tab has been awarded a U.S. Department of Defense contract worth up to $1.7 million to fund design of a processing facility ‌for metals used to make magnets for weapons and electronics, it said on Monday.

02 Mar 2026-23:36
Japan retrieves rare earth-rich sediment from seabed

02 Feb 2026-14:03
Japan claims world-first deep-sea rare earth discovery

Japan has become the first country to successfully retrieve sediment containing rare earth elements from the ocean floor at a depth of 6,000 meters, the government said on Monday, as Tokyo seeks to reduce its reliance on China for the strategically important minerals.

02 Feb 2026-12:16
Why extreme weather is redefining global risk planning

26 Jan 2026-20:50
China’s full-stack defense-innovation cities: Baotou sets the model

China’s Baotou is transforming from a rare-earth mining hub into a full-fledged defense-innovation powerhouse.

20 Jan 2026-14:10
Why the Horn of Africa matters to global politics and trade routes

20 Jan 2026-12:14
Japan launches hunt for rare earths to reduce China reliance

A Japanese mining vessel set off on Monday for a remote coral atoll to explore mud deposits rich in rare earths, part of Tokyo’s push to reduce reliance on China for critical minerals amid tightening supplies.

12 Jan 2026-11:16
G7 finance ministers to meet in Washington to discuss rare earths

06 Jan 2026-19:58
China boosts rare-earth exports after US deal

China exported 13% more rare-earth products in November compared with the previous month, signaling that a more relaxed export regime is boosting the flow of critical minerals used in electric vehicles, weapons, and high-tech manufacturing.

18 Dec 2025-12:58