In race to end China’s chokehold on critical minerals, the U.S. needs all the friends it can get
Pini Althaus saw the signs. In 2023, he left the company he founded, USA Rare Earth, to develop critical minerals mining and processing projects in central Asia, after realizing that the U.S. will need all the international help it can get to end China’s supply chain dominance. “I realized we…
bubmagDecember 9, 2025