April 28, 2013 Russia wakes sleeping rare earth giant Billionaire Alexander Nesis, state-owned Rostec reach $1bn deal to develop world's largest rare earth deposit and take control of Russia's REE stockpiles.
April 20, 2013 Eastplats suspends funding for South African Crocodile River mine The company cited low prices and productivity as reasons for the decision.
April 11, 2013 China forms major rare earth group in Ganzhou The government is encouraging more business mergers and forming megacorporations.
April 10, 2013 One-atom-thick layer of germanium to challenge graphene in future electronics Germanium and graphene battle for the future of electronics.
April 7, 2013 This is what rare earth mining in China looks like Under-capitalized and labour intensive.
April 3, 2013 US must reform mine permit process to grow domestic rare earth industry: study Calls getting louder for domestic US rare earth production.
April 2, 2013 INFOGRAPHIC: Mining your iPhone "There's more gold in a pound of electronics than a pound of ore."
April 2, 2013 Two-thirds of graphene patents held by just three countries A "scatter gun approach" to patent filing.
March 29, 2013 VIDEO: Most batteries contain 10 times more graphite than lithium Strongest material known to man
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