MP Materials +6.2%, Ramaco Resources +10.7%, and USA Rare Earth +7.8% pre-market, a day after Apple reached a $500M deal to buy rare earth metals from MP.

However, it’s not just the government rushing to ensure rare earth supply. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has one-upped the Pentagon by announcing a $500 million agreement with MP Materials to secure recycled rare earth magnets.

Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has struck a $500 million deal with Pentagon-backed MP Materials (NYSE: MP), the United States’ only producer of rare earth elements, as part of a larger effort to secure domestic supply chains for smartphones and electric vehicles.