U.S. Army Leases Land for First Domestic Rare‑Earth Processing Plants
The Army awarded conditional long‑term leases to four firms to design, finance, build and run critical‑mineral processing facilities on underused bases, including a rare‑earth plant for dysprosium and terbium at Tooele, Utah. This marks the first time commercial mineral plants sit on U.S. military land, aiming to cut reliance on China and secure defense supply chains.