Shares of several U.S.-listed rare earth miners fell on Monday as U.S. officials said they expect China to delay introducing export controls on critical minerals as part of a broader trade deal.

Critical Metals fell more than 10% in premarket trade, USA Rare Earth declined 8.6%, MP Materials was down 5.7% and Trilogy Metals lost 8%. Energy Fuels and NioCorp Developments, meanwhile, traded 4% and 6% lower, respectively.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told NBC News' "Meet The Press" on Sunday that Washington and Beijing were expected to reach a deal to avoid a new 100% U.S. tariff on Chinese goods, with Beijing set to defer on imposing strict rare earth export controls.

His comments come ahead of a high-stakes meeting between Chinese leader

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