USA Rare Earth cuts ribbon on new lab in Stillwater

STILLWATER, Okla. (KFOR) — Rare earth minerals is a term we've heard a lot since President Trump took office. The U.S. needs them and other countries have them. The country's first fully domestic mine-to-magnet rare earth supply chain is under construction in Stillwater.

The ribbon was cut Tuesday on the new USA Rare Earth lab in Stillwater. The company is capable of building small rare earth magnet prototypes.

"It translates electricity into motion," said Josh Ballard, CEO of Rare Earth.