RE:US Army to fund US Rare Earth separation plant(s)?U.S. Army to fund rare earths plants Dec. 11, 2019 3:18 AM ET|About: Ucore Rare Metals, Inc. (UURAF)|By: Yoel Minkoff, SA News Editor Aiming to secure domestic supplies of minerals used to make military weapons and electronics, the U.S. Army plans to fund construction of rare earths processing facilities, according to government documents seen by Reuters. The move marks the first financial investment by the U.S. military into commercial-scale rare earths production since the Manhattan Project built the first atomic bomb during WWII. Ucore (OTCQX:UURAF), Texas Mineral Resources (OTCQB:TMRC) and a joint venture between Lynas (OTCPK:LYSCF) and privately-held Blue Line are among the expected respondents