Mine-to-Magnet: Rebuilding America’s Rare Earth Independence
“Mine-to-magnet” refers to a fully integrated rare-earth supply chain, where a single nation or company controls every stage, from mining the ore to producing finished permanent magnets. These magnets, typically neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) or samarium-cobalt, are essential for electric vehicles, wind turbines, and defense technologies. Today, most rare-earth processing and magnet [...]
