The Mountain Pass Mine in California, owned and operated by MP Materials, is the only large-scale rare-earth production source in the U.S.
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In its first 120 days, the second administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has fast-tracked efforts to strengthen critical mineral supply chains on which the aerospace and defense industry relies, but China continues to dominate. Beijing has weaponized that dominance—60% of global production...
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