** Shares of miner Energy Fuels UUUU.A up 1.8% at $11.13 premarket
** Company signs memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Vulcan Elements, manufacturer of rare earth permanent magnets, to create a domestic supply chain for rare earth magnets independent of China
** UUUU will supply initial quantities of high-purity "light" and "heavy" separated rare earth oxides to Vulcan in Q4 2025
** Company says Vulcan will validate UUUU's neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) and dysprosium (Dy) oxides for production of rare earth magnet applications
** After validation, companies will negotiate additional long-term supply agreements for both NdPr and Dy oxides
** Company adds that the oxides will be sourced exclusively from U.S. mines
** As of last close, shares are up 112.5% YTD
(Reporting by Katha Kalia in Bengaluru)
((katha.kalia@thomsonreuters.com;))