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The Cupertino tech giant has inked a $500 million deal with Mountain Pass’ owner and operator MP Materials, the two companies announced on Tuesday, in a move that will help Apple onshore a part of its sprawling supply chain. The iPhone-maker agreed to help MP Materials build two major projects: a rare earth recycling line at the Mountain Pass facility and custom manufacturing lines for making Apple magnets at MP Materials’ Texas factory.