Apple’s investment in the mining company MP Materials will also help the tech giant reduce its dependence on China for rare earth metals.

MP Materials, the operator of the only rare earths mine in the United States, has signed a $500 million deal with Apple.

The moves by Apple and the Pentagon are part of a broader U.S. push to nearshore rare earth supply chains. Earlier this year, President Trump proposed annexing Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory estimated to contain $4.4 trillion worth of rare earth reserves. Vice President JD Vance made a surprise visit in support of the plan.