USA Rare Earth Eyes $3 Billion-Plus Funding to Accelerate Plans

Barbara Humpton

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USA Rare Earth Inc. has more than $3 billion in potential funding for its plans to build a domestic rare-earth and critical mineral supply chain, according to Chief Executive Officer Barbara Humpton.

The prospective funds include as much as $1.6 billion from the Department of Commerce and the rest from the private sector, Humpton said in an interviewBloomberg Terminal Tuesday with Bloomberg Television, Accelerated plans would see its Round Top deposit come on stream in 2028, she said.