MP surged over 275% in 2025, but 2026 may be the year investors finally see its ambitions translate into production.If the past 11 months have shown us anything about the mining industry, it's the critical place that rare-earth metal companies are starting to occupy.Fueled by growing tensions between the U.S. and China -- the largest rare-earth metal miner in the world -- many metal companies in North America have seen their market values grow exponentially this year. Lithium Americas, for instance, is up r ...