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<blockquote data-quote="Maddog" data-source="post: 479307" data-attributes="member: 5355"><h4>U.S. Injects $1.6 Billion Into Rare Earth Mining </h4>The U.S. government is pouring <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-inject-1-6-billion-005813216.html" target="_blank">$1.6 billion into Oklahoma-based USA Rare Earth for a 10% stake.</a> The deal, set to be announced today, includes a separate $1 billion private financing round. The company’s stock surged nearly 40% in premarket trading. This marks Washington’s latest push to secure domestic supplies of critical minerals and reduce reliance on China, which has weaponized its rare earth dominance in trade disputes. Last year, the government took similar equity stakes in MP Materials, Lithium Americas, and Trilogy Metals. USA Rare Earth is developing a Texas mine and an Oklahoma magnet manufacturing facility expected to go commercial in early 2026. These minerals are essential for semiconductors, defense systems, and advanced technologies. The investment underscores a broader trend: governments are treating certain commodities as strategic assets, not just market goods. While rare earths power modern tech, gold and silver remain the ultimate store of value when geopolitical competition heats up.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maddog, post: 479307, member: 5355"] [HEADING=3]U.S. Injects $1.6 Billion Into Rare Earth Mining [/HEADING] The U.S. government is pouring [URL='https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-inject-1-6-billion-005813216.html'][B]$1.6 billion into Oklahoma-based USA Rare Earth for a 10% stake.[/B][/URL][B] [/B]The deal, set to be announced today, includes a separate $1 billion private financing round. The company’s stock surged nearly 40% in premarket trading. This marks Washington’s latest push to secure domestic supplies of critical minerals and reduce reliance on China, which has weaponized its rare earth dominance in trade disputes. Last year, the government took similar equity stakes in MP Materials, Lithium Americas, and Trilogy Metals. USA Rare Earth is developing a Texas mine and an Oklahoma magnet manufacturing facility expected to go commercial in early 2026. These minerals are essential for semiconductors, defense systems, and advanced technologies. The investment underscores a broader trend: governments are treating certain commodities as strategic assets, not just market goods. While rare earths power modern tech, gold and silver remain the ultimate store of value when geopolitical competition heats up. [/QUOTE]

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