The U.S. Army Just Took a Historic Step to Break China's Rare Earth Dominance

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The U.S. Army has selected REalloys to establish the first commercial critical mineral processing facility on a U.S. military base in Utah, focusing on heavy rare earth elements like dysprosium and terbium essential for defense technologies. This initiative aims to reduce reliance on Chinese supplies and strengthen U.S. strategic mineral independence.

The U.S. Army has placed REalloys at the center of America’s drive to rebuild its heavy rare earth supply chain, selecting the company to build and operate the first-ever commercial critical mineral processing operation on a U.S. military installation. REalloys plans to build a heavy rare earth processing complex at the Tooele Army Depot in Utah capable of refining dysprosium and terbium, two of the most strategically important rare earth elements used in high-temperature permanent magnets for defense systems. For the first time, commercial…