By Terri Wu Las Vegas-based MP Materials said on Nov. 19 that it will build a rare earths refinery in Saudi Arabia with the Pentagon and Saudi state-owned mining company Maaden. MP Materials and the Pentagon, through a joint venture, will hold a combined 49 percent stake in the refinery, with Maaden owning the remaining […]
Tag: Critical Earth Minerals
Critical earth minerals are those essential to a nation’s economic and national security, with supply chains vulnerable to disruption, and serve an essential function in manufacturing, with the absence of which would have significant consequences.
