The company reviving the U.S. rare earth industry, from mine to magnet

The company reviving the U.S. rare earth industry, from mine to magnet

The Trump administration brokered an unusual deal with a U.S. mining, refining and magnet company as part of a plan to diminish America's reliance on China for rare earths.

About a decade after he bought a shuttered rare earths mine that was, literally, partially underwater, MP Materials CEO James Litinsky has transformed his business into a pivotal player in America's … [+8849 chars]