MP Materials Aims to Eliminate America's Dependence on Rare-Earth Imports After 2028

2026-03-09 05:07:00 ET

Eight months ago, MP Materials (NYSE: MP) made a giant leap.

For years -- decades -- MP Materials and its predecessor companies have worked to bring back rare-earth mining to the continental United States and free the U.S. from dependence on importing rare-earth materials essential to 21st-century technologies such as electric cars, wind turbines, and advanced defense technologies. Success, however, has been hit or miss.

The problem with MP Materials is simple.

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