October 3, 2011

Rare earth metals: hope or hype?

After a conference earlier this year in Juneau, Alaska, I bought into the belief that rare earth metals were in short supply, that Alaska could provide them, and that failure…

October 2, 2011

Substition hurts rare earth demand

Subsitution is driving rare earth demand down, according to analyst Dudley Kingsnorth speaking at an industry conference in China. Kingsnorth is executive director of Industrial Minerals Company of Australia. Dudley…

October 1, 2011

How to mine 1,600 meters underwater

Nautilus Minerals (TSE:NUS), a Toronto-based miner seeking to extract minerals from the ocean floor, uploaded some multimedia showing how it will mine the sea floor. The company is exploring for…

September 30, 2011

PNG nickel mine ready to start dumping 200 million tonnes of waste in ocean

Despite a rancourous dispute with local landowners over compensation and infrastructure upgrades and an appeal against a Papua New Guinea High Court ruling approving the dumping, Australia's Highlands Pacific on…

September 29, 2011

Price of abundant rare earths could halve as hybrid-makers find alternatives

The price of the most abundant rare-earths are set to extend their decline from records this year as Japanese manufacturers, including Toyota the world’s top REE consumer, switch to recycled…

September 29, 2011

Great Western Minerals and GQD says making substantial progress on Steenkampskraal rare earth separation plant

Great Western Minerals Group (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) ("GWMG" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that substantial progress is being achieved, with the active participation of Ganzhou Qiandong Rare Earth…

September 28, 2011

Three strikes: Molycorp strikes out in Washington

As exciting as the critical metals sector is becoming, Gold Stock Trades' Jeb Handwerger warns that the public is being bombarded with misleading information, even at the highest levels of…

September 27, 2011

Excellon announces the discovery of rare earth elements at Platosa

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 27, 2011) - Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX:EXN) is pleased to announce the discovery of anomalous Rare Earth Element (REE) values in four drill holes located six…

September 27, 2011

Latin American Minerals delineates new rare earth elements targets at its Chirigueloniobium/REE project in Paraguay

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 27, 2011) - Latin American Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:LAT) (the "Company") announces selected interim results from 2011 ground exploration program at the Chiriguelo Project, located in…

September 23, 2011

Avalon comments on Yellowknife plane crash

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 23, 2011) - Avalon Rare Metals Inc. (TSX:AVL)(NYSE Amex:AVL) ("Avalon" or the "Company") confirms that three of its staff and four visitors were injured in the…