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02/22/2024

MP Materials Reports Fourth Quarter 2023 Results

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11/02/2023

MP Materials Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results

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08/03/2023

MP Materials Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results

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05/04/2023

MP Materials Reports First Quarter 2023 Results

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03/08/2023

MP Materials Elects Arnold W. Donald to Board

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02/23/2023

MP Materials Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results

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02/21/2023

MP Materials and Sumitomo Corporation Strengthen Rare Earth Supply in Japan

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11/03/2022

MP Materials Reports Third Quarter 2022 Results and Begins Stage II Commissioning

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08/04/2022

MP Materials Reports Second Quarter 2022 Results

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05/05/2022

MP Materials Reports First Quarter 2022 Results

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04/21/2022

MP Materials Begins Construction on Texas Rare Earth Magnetics Factory to Restore Full U.S. Supply Chain

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02/24/2022

MP Materials Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results

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02/22/2022

MP Materials Awarded Department of Defense Heavy Rare Earth Processing Contract

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12/09/2021

MP Materials to Build U.S. Magnet Factory, Enters Long-Term Supply Agreement with General Motors

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12/09/2021

General Motors and MP Materials Enter Long-Term Supply Agreement to Scale Rare Earth Magnet Sourcing and Production in the U.S.

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11/04/2021

MP Materials Reports Third Quarter 2021 Results

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08/05/2021

MP Materials Reports Second Quarter 2021 Results

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How one rare earth mine could change the U.S.’s dependence on China

07/27/2021

The Department of Defense is spending millions at a rare earth mine in Mountain Pass, California. CNBC’s Brian Sullivan reports.

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The rare earth industry is drawing supply chain lessons from the semiconductor shortage

06/07/2021

The global computer chips shortage that began worsening late last year has disrupted supply chains around the world, snarling production of everything from cars to phones to household appliances. And the rare earth industry is watching closely.

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MP Materials has mission to restore rare earths in US, CEO says

06/03/2021

James Litinsky discusses his company's goal to alleviate dependency on China for crucial materials.

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Mine near Las Vegas produces much of world’s rare earth materials

05/29/2021

Longtime gold and copper miner Robby Ruesch stands above a massive open-pit mine, owned by Las Vegas-based firm MP Materials and considered the world’s second-largest producer of rare earth minerals.

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Why rare earth permanent magnets are vital to the global climate economy

05/14/2021

(QZ) - From the US to Europe, there is growing awareness that an over-reliance on China for rare earths presents economic and national security risks. One high-stakes arena that could shape the trajectory of the global climate economy is the rare earth permanent magnet industry.

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05/13/2021

MP Materials Receives Department of Energy Award

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US seeks to challenge China on rare-earth elements, key ingredients in Biden's energy plan

05/09/2021

(FOX) - China has invested at least $60 billion to support its electric vehicle industry, CNBC reported in March. And U.S. EV giant Tesla built its first overseas factory near Shanghai in 2020 to secure a foothold in the Asian market.

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05/06/2021

MP Materials Reports First Quarter 2021 Results

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THE U.S. IS TRYING TO RECLAIM ITS RARE-EARTH MANTLE

04/30/2021

There is a clock ticking in the background of this race for a rare-earth supply chain. There is a danger that the electric vehicle market, which will demand large quantities of critical minerals including rare earths, may move faster than the rare-earth supply chain, which would feed it.

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03/18/2021

MP Materials Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Results

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11/23/2020

MP Materials Announces Financial Results for the Third Quarter and Year-To-Date Ended September 30, 2020

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11/18/2020

MP Materials Awarded Technology Investment Agreement with the Department of Defense

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11/17/2020

MP Materials Completes Business Combination and Will Begin Trading on the NYSE under “MP”

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09/18/2020

MP Materials announces Maryanne Lavan, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Lockheed Martin Corporation, and Connie Duckworth, former Partner and Managing Director of Goldman Sachs, have agreed to join the board of directors of MP Materials Corp.

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07/09/2020

MP Materials announces the signing of a definitive agreement to merge with Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: FVAC); will be publicly traded as “MP” on NYSE in the fourth quarter of 2020.

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04/22/2020

MP Materials announced it was chosen by the U.S. Department of Defense for a contract aimed at restoring domestic Heavy Rare Earths production to the U.S.

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CNBC: How bad is the rare earths supply chain right now?

04/09/2020

(CNBC) CNBC’s Brian Sullivan interviews our Co-Chairman, James Litinsky, on the current state of the rare earths supply chain.

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RIVALS DIG DEEPER IN RACE FOR RARE EARTH MINERALS

10/29/2019

(The Daily Telegraph) -- An hour's drive from Las Vegas, surrounded by scrub forest and Joshua trees, lies an open pit that holds the key to the future of the electric car.

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BATTLE OVER RARE EARTHS

10/18/2019

(NBR) -- Brian Sullivan continues his reporting on rare Earth Minerals and tells us how these minerals are playing a crucial role in the world today and for the future.

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BATTLE OVER RARE EARTHS: CAN THE US REGAIN THE LEAD?

10/17/2019

(CNBC) -- CNBC’s Brian Sullivan reports from Mountain Pass, California on U.S. and China’s trade issues. One of the most important elements in the fight is getting the least attention, rare earth minerals.

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THIS COMPANY IS AMERICA’S BEST CHANCE TO LOOSEN CHINA’S GRIP ON RARE EARTHS

07/03/2019

(CNN Business) -- Less than an hour from the glitzy casinos and high-rise hotels of Las Vegas, the miners at Mountain Pass are reviving an industry that nearly disappeared from American soil.

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DIGGING DEEPER INTO AMERICA’S ONLY RARE EARTHS MINE

06/25/2019

(CNN) -- Clare Sebastian discusses the re-emergence of America's only rare earths mine, and the impact of China's trade tariffs to America's technological independence.

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MP MATERIALS CO-CHAIRMAN DISCUSSES CHINA’S TRADE THREAT TO STOP EXPORTING RARE EARTH MINERALS

06/10/2019

(Fox Business News) -- MP Materials co-chairman James Litinsky discusses China’s threat to stop exporting rare earth minerals to the U.S.

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CHINA HINTS IT WILL CHOKE OFF U.S. ‘RARE EARTHS’ ACCESS. BUT IT’S NOT THAT EASY.

06/10/2019

(Washington Post) -- This is Mountain Pass, the only mine in the United States that harvests rare-earth elements, the raw ingredients used to produce high-tech products such as smartphones, wind turbines, electric vehicles and fighter jets.

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WHY RARE EARTH MINERALS MATTER IN TRADE WAR BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CHINA

06/03/2019

Amid the escalating U.S.-China trade war, MP Materials Co-Chairman Jim Litinsky spoke with @Yahoo Finance about Mountain Pass’s unique role as the only rare earth mine in the U.S. and one of the richest deposits in the world. Learn more here:

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EFFORTS TO BOOST U.S. SUPPLY OF RARE EARTH MINERALS AMID TRADE TENSIONS

06/01/2019

MP Materials Co-Chairman James Litinsky explains to @Bloomberg that Mountain Pass is the single best ore body in the world and has the ability to compete as a global low cost producer of rare earth minerals amid trade tensions. Hear the full discussion:

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CO-CHAIR OF AMERICA’S ONLY RARE EARTH MINERAL MINE DISCUSSES CHINA’S THREAT

05/31/2019

MP Materials Co-Chairman James Litinsky joined @CNBC’s Squawk Box to discuss recent tariffs imposed by the Chinese on rare earths. Jim explained how Mountain Pass offers an immediate opportunity for the U.S. to expand and compete in the growing rare earth market. Watch the full interview:

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CHINA’S SUPPLY OF MINERALS FOR IPHONES AND MISSILES COULD BE A RISKY TRADE WEAPON

05/23/2019

(New York Times) -- China has actually become somewhat dependent on the United States for rare-earth ore. China’s manufacturing sector is now so huge that the country has begun importing semi-processed rare-earth ore from a mine in Mountain Pass, in the California desert near the Nevada border.

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Real Visions Justine Underhill Investigates The Global Rare Earth Industry

02/27/2019

Real Vision’s Justine Underhill investigates the global rare earth industry, highlighting its importance for new “green” technologies and the environmental concerns of the non-US supply chain.

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PRIZED ‘RARE EARTH’ MINERALS FEEL SCORCH OF TARIFFS

11/29/2018

(Wall Street Journal) -- Two Trump-administration policies have put a “rare earth” minerals mine in California between a rock and a hard place.

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A RARE METAL CALLED NEODYMIUM IS IN YOUR HEADPHONES, CELLPHONE AND ELECTRIC CARS LIKE TESLA’S MODEL 3 — AND CHINA CONTROLS THE WORLD’S SUPPLY

10/19/2018

(CNBC) -- You may not have heard of neodymium, but you're probably carrying some of it around with you right now. It's in your cellphone, your headphones and you might be driving several pounds of it around in your...

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THE CALIFORNIAN RARE EARTHS MINE CAUGHT BETWEEN TRUMP AND CHINA

09/27/2018

(Bloomberg) -- The only operating rare earths mine in the U.S. - and once the world’s biggest -- is caught up in the crossfire of the Trump administration’s trade war with China. Rare earths, an esoteric group of materials used in everything from Tesla Inc. automobiles to high-tech...

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This company is America’s best chance to loosen China’s grip on rare earths

Less than an hour from the glitzy casinos and high-rise hotels of Las Vegas, the miners at Mountain Pass are reviving an industry that nearly disappeared from American soil.

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