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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 a leadership transition in connection with its planned combination with Serra Verde. CEO and Board Director Barbara Humpton will retire effective October 1, 2026. The Board has appointed Thras Moraitis, current CEO of Serra Verde, as her successor.
Moraitis will become CEO on October 1, 2026, following the anticipated completion of the Serra Verde combination by the end of August, and will oversee operations as President in the interim. Michael Blitzer, current Chairman and a significant shareholder, has been elected Executive Chairman, effective immediately. The company highlights Humpton’s role in advancing its mine-to-magnet strategy and Moraitis’s experience leading Serra Verde and his prior transaction and integration background at Xstrata, EuroChem and X2 Resources.
USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) reported that its Wheat Ridge, Colorado hydrometallurgical facility has produced commercial-grade dysprosium (Dy) oxide and neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) oxide samples from recycled NdFeB magnet swarf sourced from its Stillwater, Oklahoma magnet plant. According to USA Rare Earth, this validates its ability to separate heavy rare earths, positioning the company among the few Western producers able to perform this process outside Asia and establishing swarf as a feedstock stream back into its value chain.
The company stated that swarf could support up to 30% of future magnetic rare earth oxide feedstock needs and that the produced oxides are expected to be sent to subsidiary Less Common Metals (LCM) in the UK for qualification and conversion into rare earth metals and strip cast, which are expected to feed its U.S. magnet manufacturing. USA Rare Earth added that additional campaigns at Wheat Ridge are underway to process material from its Round Top project and from Serra Verde’s Pela Ema mine, aiming to demonstrate capability across mining, separation and processing, metal and alloy production, and permanent magnet manufacturing.
USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ:USAR) announced that Chief Financial Officer William Robert Steele Jr. will present at the J.P. Morgan Natural Resources Conference on June 23, 2026 at 10:55 a.m. Eastern Time.
A replay will be available on the company’s investor relations website at https://investors.usare.com/.
USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) has commissioned its hydrometallurgical demonstration facility in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. First production of separated heavy rare earth oxides, including dysprosium, terbium and yttrium, is targeted for the third quarter of 2026.
The plant will de-risk proprietary processing flowsheets for Round Top ore, third-party mixed rare earth carbonate feedstock and magnet swarf recycling, support the Round Top Definitive Feasibility Study, and supply metals, alloys and magnets through subsidiary Less Common Metals.
USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) finalized definitive agreements with the U.S. Department of Commerce, providing access to up to $1.6 billion under the CHIPS Program (up to $277 million in federal funding and up to $1.3 billion in senior secured loan capacity). Disbursements are milestone-based.
Combined with a $1.5 billion PIPE closed in January 2026 and earlier raises, total capital supporting USAR’s growth plan is described as approximately $3.5 billion. The funding is intended to advance an integrated mine-to-magnet rare earth value chain, including Round Top mining in Texas and NdFeB magnet production in Oklahoma and South Carolina by 2030.
USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) selected Cherokee County, South Carolina, for a new rare earth metal and NdFeB magnet manufacturing facility in Blacksburg. The roughly $1.2 billion project is expected to create about 490 high-skill jobs and expand its integrated mine-to-magnet chain.
The plant targets capacity of 6,400 tpa of NdFeB magnets and 5,000 tpa of strip-cast metal and alloy by around 2028. Combined with Stillwater, total planned U.S. capacity is 10,000 tpa of magnets and 10,000 tpa of heavy rare earth strip-cast, metal and alloy.
USA Rare Earth (USAR) announced that Chief Financial Officer William Robert Steele Jr. will present at the William Blair 46th Annual Growth Stock Conference on June 2, 2026, at 11:20 a.m. Central Time.
A replay will be available on the company’s investor relations website.
USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) plans to expand its metal, alloy and magnet making investment in France. The initiative builds on its Lacq LCM facility and strategic stake in Carester SAS.
Planned investment could exceed €175 million through 2030 and potentially create 300+ jobs, supported by French incentives such as the C3IV program and possible guarantees or equity from the French state.
USA Rare Earth (USAR) announced that Chief Global Policy Officer Gregory Bowman has been appointed to the U.S. Department of War’s new Science, Technology and Innovation Board (STIB). The STIB, formed in 2026 from a merger of two prior defense boards, includes 33 members and advises top defense leaders on national security technology. Bowman serves strictly in a personal capacity, and his role does not imply any endorsement of USA Rare Earth by the Department of War or the U.S. government.
USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy for negotiations on up to $19.3 million in funding under the Critical Materials Innovation, Efficiency and Alternatives program.
The money would support a pilot-scale rare earth element separations project, part of a total projected value of $50.5 million, aimed at building U.S. domestic REE processing capacity. Final scope, budget, timeline and funding amounts remain subject to successful DOE negotiations and a definitive award agreement.