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Tiny rare-earth magnets are used for building phones, electric cars, and submarines, but nearly all of them are mined and made in China . One U.S. company is trying to change that . WSJ’s Jon Emont spoke with MP Materials’ CEO about his goals for the mine, which has now made deals with the Pentagon , General Motors, and Apple . Can this industry come back the U.S.? Jessica Mendoza hosts. Further Listening: - Why Trump Wants Ukrainian Minerals - Greenland Has Tons of Minerals. So Where Are All the Miners? Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices