Apr 27th, 2026

The Real Rare Earth Crisis: Processing

Critical Metals CEO Tony Sage joined Bloomberg Open Interest to explain why the real crisis in rare earths isn’t mining, it’s processing. With the US facing a dangerous shortfall in critical minerals used for defense and AI, Sage outlines how China’s dominance, permitting delays, and limited refining capacity threaten national security, and how a global push is racing to fix it.