{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Mining Insider","title":"China's Rare Earth Grab, Gallium and Germanium's Stubborn Supply Gap, and Barrick's Strike Countdown","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/467a8460\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":559,"description":"State-owned China Rare Earth Group is in talks to acquire Shenghe Resources, which holds a stake in US rare earth producer MP Materials — a deal that would deepen Beijing's grip on a sector already used as a trade weapon. Three years after China restricted gallium and germanium exports, prices are still nine to ten times higher than pre-curb levels and ex-China supply covers less than 5% of demand. The EU imposed provisional safeguards on electrical steel imports, setting minimum prices of €2,800-€3,400 per tonne effective September 25. And Barrick's Loulo-Gounkoto strike deadline in Mali is eight days away with no resolution in sight.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/tM0qY1Awzyjj0ffY02GbzMv5DPGZS2aj9E0TbEsufrM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mZjE0/MDA1NDMwYTk2MGRk/YWI2YWEwNTUyZmU2/NjE2MS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}