USA Rare Earth Teams With Pasqal, Riven to Develop Mineral Separation System

07:47 AM EDT, 09/17/2026 (MT Newswires) -- USA Rare Earth (USAR), Pasqal (PSQL), and Riven Systems said Thursday they are collaborating to create new technologies for the separation of rare earth materials. The partnership will use quantum machine learning and automated laboratory testing to discover separation molecules that lower processing costs, the companies said. The research targets USA Rare Earth's feedstocks, including the Round Top deposit in Texas, along with recycled magnet material and third-party supplies, according to a statement. Shares of USA Rare Earth were up 2.4% in Thursday premarket activity, while Pasqal stock was 1.3% lower.