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Blackboxstocks (NASDAQ: BLBX) Merger Target, REalloys and Mission Critical Materials Form Strategic Partnership to Build First U.S. Mine-Waste-to-Magnet Supply Chain
REalloys utilizes its first-to-market processing and metallization capabilities to secure a sovereign supply of heavy rare earths for U.S. defense agencies on an accelerated timeline. Strategic alliance would establish the United States’ first fully domestic mine-waste-to-magnet ecosystem, leveraging federally funded upstream innovation to break reliance on foreign supply chains. DALLAS, Jan. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blackboxstocks (NASDAQ: BLBX) Merger Target, REalloys Inc. (“REalloys”) ann
About this update from Heavy Rare Earths Limited
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