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USA Rare Earth, Inc. (Nasdaq: USAR) generates news that spans mining, materials processing, and advanced magnet manufacturing, reflecting its stated goal of building a vertically integrated rare earth and critical minerals supply chain. Company announcements frequently highlight progress at its Stillwater, Oklahoma rare earth sintered neo (NdFeB) magnet manufacturing facility, development milestones at the Round Top heavy rare earth and critical minerals deposit in West Texas, and advances in processing and separation work at its Wheat Ridge, Colorado lab.
Investors following USAR news can expect updates on project timelines, such as the company’s stated acceleration of its Round Top commercialization schedule and plans for a Hydromet demonstration facility with multiple solvent-extraction circuits targeting heavy rare earth elements like dysprosium and terbium. News releases also cover technical and organizational developments, including appointments to key mining and engineering roles intended to support the transition from project development to planned production.
Another recurring theme in USAR’s news flow is corporate and strategic activity. The company has reported on the acquisition of Less Common Metals Ltd. (LCM), a UK-based producer of rare earth metals and alloys, and on related regulatory approvals, integration plans, and the role of LCM in supplying metal and strip-cast alloy to the Stillwater magnet facility. Press releases detail LCM’s customer and government relationships across defense, automotive, electric vehicle, industrial, aerospace, and technology sectors in multiple countries.
USAR’s news also addresses financing and capital markets events, including private placements, equity investments, warrant redemptions, and registration statements, as well as index-related developments such as preliminary inclusion in the Russell 2000 Index. Readers can use the USAR news page on Stock Titan to monitor these operational, strategic, and financial updates in one place and to track how the company’s mine-to-magnet plans and partnerships evolve over time.
USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) announced on Jan 29, 2026 the closing of a $1.5 billion PIPE financing anchored by Inflection Point. The financing issued approximately 69.8 million common shares at $21.50 per share. Proceeds will fund the company’s mine-to-magnet value chain build-out, including mining, processing, metal-making and magnet manufacturing, plus working capital and general corporate purposes. Cantor Fitzgerald acted as lead placement agent and Moelis as co-placement agent; legal advisors were White & Case and DLA Piper. Securities remain unregistered under the Securities Act and subject to resale restrictions.
USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) announced a non-binding Letter of Intent with the U.S. Department of Commerce CHIPS Program proposing $1.6 billion in support (including $277 million of federal funding and a $1.3 billion senior secured loan) and a concurrent $1.5 billion PIPE anchored by Inflection Point. The combined government and private capital would total $3.1 billion. The LOI is subject to diligence, final agreements, and approvals. Targets include commercial production at Round Top in late 2028, feedstock extraction of 40,000 metric tons per day by 2030, processing 8,000 tpa of third-party HREEs/oxides, reshoring 10,000 tpa heavy REE metal/alloy capacity, and expanding NdFeB magnet capacity to 10,000 tpa. The PIPE (69.8M shares at $21.50) is expected to close on Jan 28, 2026. Preliminary year-end 2025 figures show cash > $350 million, expected operating expenses/loss of $56–62 million, and capex of $37–43 million.
USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) selected Fluor and WSP as EPCM partners to advance the Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) for the Round Top rare earth project in Sierra Blanca, Texas. The company is following an Accelerated Mine Plan, using solvent extraction pilot results for a first-phase DFS and a planned 2,000-hour demonstration run in Wheat Ridge, Colorado expected to finish in October 2026. Confirmatory and geotechnical drilling plus a heap leach optimization study are planned for H1 2026. The company targets commercial production of heavy rare earth oxides in late 2028.
USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) announced that its subsidiary Less Common Metals (LCM) Europe will develop a 3,750 mtpa metal and alloy plant in Lacq, France, co-located with Carester’s 1,600 mtpa Caremag oxide processing facility scheduled for commissioning in late 2026. The French government approved direct credits under the C3IV program covering up to 45% of eligible equipment and up to €130m for real estate, and is considering support for hiring and training programs. The project aims to create an integrated European rare earth processing and metal-making platform to strengthen a transatlantic rare earth value chain and bolster industrial sovereignty for advanced technologies and the energy transition.
USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) said it is accelerating commercial production at its Round Top heavy rare earth deposit to late 2028, two years earlier than previously planned. The company expects to operate a Hydromet demonstration facility in Colorado early in 2026 with five continuous solvent-extraction circuits running 2,000–4,000 hours to produce operational data for commercial plant design. USAR aims to complete a definitive feasibility study (DFS) by early 2027. The plan targets heavy rare earths dysprosium and terbium, plus hafnium and zirconium, and cites expected savings of tens of millions of dollars from a parallel-process approach.
The company also highlights a 310,000 sq ft magnet facility in Stillwater and a processing lab in Wheat Ridge as parts of its integrated mine-to-magnet value chain.
USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) announced that subsidiary Less Common Metals (LCM) signed a supply agreement with Solvay and Arnold Magnetic Technologies (a Compass Diversified subsidiary) to provide a reliable, ex-China source of high-quality rare-earth materials for advanced permanent magnet production.
The deal aims to strengthen U.S. and European rare-earth supply chains and support sectors including aerospace, defense, automotive, and energy. USA Rare Earth completed its acquisition of LCM in November 2025. LCM will provide alloy feedstock for USAR’s Stillwater, Oklahoma magnet facility, which the company says remains on track for first-quarter 2026 commissioning.
USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ: USAR) announced preliminary inclusion on the FTSE Russell list for addition to the Russell 2000® Index, with the move expected to become effective December 22, 2025. Final inclusion remains subject to FTSE Russell's standard review process.
Membership in the Russell 2000 will also mean automatic inclusion in the broad-market Russell 3000® Index and applicable growth and value style indexes. Russell indexes are widely used by investment managers and as the basis for index-linked investment products.
USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) announced that its subsidiary Less Common Metals (LCM) signed a strategic supply agreement with Solvay to provide Samarium materials to Permag for the European market and Permag’s global customers.
Under the agreement LCM will metallize Samarium oxides concentrated and separated by Solvay, supporting Permag’s demand for high‑performance magnets over the next three to five years. USAR closed its acquisition of LCM on November 18, 2025. LCM will also supply alloy feedstock to USAR’s Stillwater, Oklahoma magnet facility, which remains on track for first‑quarter 2026 commissioning.
USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) closed its acquisition of Less Common Metals (LCM) on November 18, 2025, adding a scaled ex-China rare earth metal and alloy manufacturer to its platform.
The deal secures access to NdPr, samarium, and samarium cobalt metals and strip cast alloys, supports growth of USAR’s Stillwater, Oklahoma magnet facility, and preserves LCM’s global customer relationships and government ties across the U.S., UK, France, Australia, and Japan. USAR plans investments to expand LCM capabilities in the UK and Europe and to establish rare earth metal making in the United States, while advancing recycled rare earth oxide processing for circular manufacturing.
USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) announced on Nov 12, 2025 that the UK Minister of State approved its acquisition of Less Common Metals (LCM).
With this being the only regulatory approval required, the company expects to close the transaction in a timely manner, targeting Q4 2025. The acquisition is described as accelerating USAR's magnet-to-mine strategy and creating an end-to-end rare earth supply chain.
Post-close, LCM will continue global supply of rare earth and critical metals and alloys and will supply NdFeB metal and strip cast alloy to USAR's Stillwater, Oklahoma magnet facility once production begins. LCM serves customers across defense, automotive, EV, industrial, and technology sectors in the U.S., UK, France, Germany, Japan, and Taiwan.