Pentagon to become rare earth mining company's largest stockholder

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The Defense Department will buy a 15% stake in MP Materials and fund the construction of a magnet-making facility, all with an eye toward breaking the U.S.' reliance on China for rare earths.
Rare earth minerals are not a technology in and of themselves, but are underlying ingredients…

This story appeared on washingtontechnology.com, 2025-07-12 11:28:30.783000.
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