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Fluxnium raises a $7M seed to pull uranium out of seawater for a domestic fuel supply
Funding·Sep 16, 2026·Fluxnium (PR Newswire)
Department of War puts $450M of equity into the only US-owned integrated tungsten producer
Policy·Sep 14, 2026·U.S. Department of War
USA Rare Earth breaks ground on a $1.2B magnet plant in South Carolina
Milestone·Sep 9, 2026·USA Rare Earth (press release)
The first commercial-scale rare earth magnet recycling plant in the US opens in Mesa
Milestone·Sep 9, 2026·Manufacturing Dive
Department of War puts $135.6M of equity into the last US alumina refinery and an Alaska critical-minerals project
Policy·Aug 28, 2026·U.S. Department of War
All 15 companies
AstroForgeSeal Beach
Space·Mining
Spacecraft for mining platinum group metals from asteroids
Determinant MaterialsPensacola
Materials·Mining·Manufacturing
Recovers refined metals from electronic waste
Durin MiningEl Segundo
Mining
Automated drilling rigs for mineral exploration
ElectroflowSan Francisco Bay Area
Mining·Materials·Energy
Electrochemical lithium extraction from low-grade brines
Ethos Space ResourcesLos Angeles
Space·Mining
Processes lunar regolith into materials and propellant
FAST MetalsStamford
Mining·Materials
Extracts critical minerals from alumina refinery red mud
InterluneSeattle
Space·Mining·Materials
Lunar helium-3 harvesting and space resource hardware
KoBold MetalsBerkeley
Mining·AI
AI-guided exploration for critical battery metals
Kunin TechnologiesChattanooga
Mining·Materials
Recovers gallium and germanium from US mine waste
Mariana MineralsSan Francisco
Mining
Software-first mining and refining of critical minerals
MetalplantSan Francisco Bay Area
Mining·Materials
Grows nickel from plants on rock-weathering farms
OctaviaPalo Alto
Mining·Materials
AI-driven exploration for critical mineral deposits
Redwood MaterialsSparks
Energy·Mining·Materials
Recycles batteries into critical materials and grid storage
Riven SystemsNew York
AI·Mining·Materials
AI platform for critical mineral processing chemistry
USA Rare EarthStillwater
Materials·Mining·Manufacturing
Rare earth mining and NdFeB magnet manufacturing