Though Texas is flush with rare earths, the minerals themselves will come from the company’s mine in Australia.
One of the largest deposits of rare-earth elements discovered in the Lone Star State now sits beneath a lake.
Located in West Texas, Round Top Mountain is one of the largest deposits of rare earth minerals in the country.
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The Department of Defense and Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. will each contribute $30 million to establish a rare earths processing facility in Texas.
The legislation would provide tax incentives for the U.S. mining of rare earth materials, used to produce goods like smartphones and defense systems.
A Texas-based chemical company has announced a plan to become one of the first facilities outside of China to process rare-earth minerals.
