Pakistan has exported its first-ever shipment of rare earth elements and critical minerals to the United States, marking the beginning of a $500 million partnership between Islamabad and Missouri-based U.S. Strategic Metals (USSM).
The development follows an agreement signed in September aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in mineral exploration and processing.
The consignment, prepared locally in coordination with the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO), includes antimony, copper concentrate, and rare earth elements such as neodymium and praseodymium, according to Dawn.
Officials said the delivery represents a major step in implementing the newly signed framework between Pakistan and the U.S. for developing the entire mineral value chain.
Two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) were signed on 8 September 2025 between the Government of Pakistan and USSM, witnessed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Field Marshal Asim Munir (N.I.), and senior officials from both countries.
The agreement sets out cooperation in exploration, beneficiation, processing, and the establishment of refining facilities within Pakistan.
According to government sources, the
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