Feinberg Brings Wall Street Drive to Rare-Earth Minerals Push

Published on July 17, 2025

Just four months into his tenure at the Pentagon, private equity billionaire Steve Feinberg has landed his first big deal: a $400 million bet on the US’s only miner of rare-earth elements, a key commodity in the rivalry with China.

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