USA Rare Earth posted $1.75B of cash after a Q1 beat, and Pentagon capital at that scale points to a construction schedule rather than a research grant for its first US mine-to-magnet refinery. China processes 85% of global rare earths, and terbium and dysprosium, used in EV motors and missile guidance, are not mined or refined elsewhere at scale. MP Materials' Mountain Pass mine feeds upstream ore, and Energy Fuels re-rates if USA Rare Earth proves the refinery model works. x.comÂ

