The Pentagon Aims To Beat China At Its Own Rare Earths Game

Aerial view of Mountain Pass mine

MP Materials is ramping up rare earth production at its mine in Mountain Pass, California.

Credit: MP Materials
By investing $400 million in Nevada-based MP Materials, the Trump administration signaled its determination to break China’s grip on global critical mineral supply chains while embracing aspects of Chinese industrial policy once decried by U.S. free-market fundamentalists. MP Materials owns and...
Matthew Fulco

Matthew Fulco is Business Editor for Aviation Week, focusing on commercial aerospace and defense.

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