"North Korea could have the world’s largest rare earth reserves." This includes #Neodymium. Rare earth elements are an essential component for the arms industry and many #electronics .

For those who love earthly commodities, this makes an attack on #NorthKorea a temptation.

China has already secured many mineral resources in North Korea.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/korea-watch/billions-ground-race-harvest-north-koreas-rare-earth-reserves-50137

#war

Billions in the Ground: The Race to Harvest North Korea's Rare Earth Reserves

When looking at contemporary geopolitics, often energy and related resource questions are  key in the struggle for influence amongst world powers, as energy can drive or amplify underlying tensions. Today, the attractiveness of traditional oil exploration loses ground with the emergence of new energies and technologies, often produced by “Rare Earths” and the elements they […]

The National Interest

Seltene Erden aus ausgedienten Dauermagneten wiedergewinnen ♻️ 🧲

Im @horizoneu geförderten Forschungsprojekt #Harmony entwickelt ein Team der #TUBAF einen pyrometallurgischen Vorbehandlungs-Schritt für das Recycling von Seltenen Erden aus #Magneten. Bericht vom Projekttreffen in Freiberg:

https://www.harmonyproject.eu/harmony-partners-meet-to-advance-rare-earth-magnet-recycling-freiberg/

#Neodymium #Magnets #Recycling #rareEarths

B&C Speaker 10CXN76 - 10″ Coaxial 8Ω

Technical parameters and comparison of the B&C Speaker 10CXN76 10″ Coaxial 8Ω · Resonance frequency 58Hz · Power handling 600W · Sensitivity 92dB · Xmax 6mm · Magnet: Neodymium Ring

Loudspeaker Database
Ciare NDI3.25 - 3″ Full-range 8Ω

Technical parameters and comparison of the Ciare NDI3.25 3″ Full-range 8Ω · Resonance frequency 77Hz · Power handling 80W · Sensitivity 83dB · Xmax 3.9mm · Magnet: Neodymium Ring

Loudspeaker Database
Finding A Way To Produce Powerful Motors Without Rare Earths

The electric vehicle revolution has created market forces to drive all sorts of innovations. Battery technology has progressed at a rapid pace, and engineers have developed ways to charge vehicles …

Hackaday
"Repulsive, yet attractive, with a magnetic personality"
Surgeons remove up to 100 magnets from New Zealand teenager’s intestines
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/24/surgeons-remove-high-power-temu-magnets-new-zealand-teenagers-intestines
#news #medicine #teenagers #magnets #neodymium
Surgeons remove up to 100 magnets from New Zealand teenager’s intestines

Boy, 13, swallowed the high-power magnets after apparently buying them from the online retailer Temu

The Guardian

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-critical-minerals-theyre-thrown-analysis.htm

…#criticalminerals, such as #cobalt, #lithium, #gallium and #rareearth elements like #neodymium and #yttrium, are currently being discarded as tailings of other mineral streams like #gold and zinc…

"The challenge lies in recovery," Holley said. "It's like getting salt out of bread dough—we need to do a lot more research, development and policy to make the recovery of these critical minerals economically feasible."

NASA Flights Map Critical Minerals from Skies Above Western US

Technology used to chart other worlds is revealing minerals in the American West that are critical to the country’s renewable energy future.

NASA Science