July 28, 2011

Look ma! No rare earth elements

Due to rare earth's rising costs and unreliable supply, Japanese researchers built an electrical car that doesn't use any REEs. The proof-of-concept car was built by the Tokyo University of…

July 28, 2011

Great Western Minerals to build rare earth separation plant in South Africa

Great Western Minerals Group (“GWMG”) is pleased to announce that it has contracted DRA Mineral Projects (Pty) Ltd. (“DRA”) of South Africa, a company with a strong track record of…

July 27, 2011

KBR secures EPC contract for US project

Molycorp's subsidiary has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract to KBR to construct a new chlor-alkali plant at its $781m Project Phoenix in California.

July 26, 2011

Molycorp Awards EPC Contract for Chlor-Alkali Facility to KBR

Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE: MCP), the Western hemisphere's only producer of rare earth oxides, today announced the award of an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract by a wholly owned subsidiary…

July 26, 2011

Can Goldman, Morgan Stanley recover commodities moxie?

At the once-feared commodity trading arms of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, the pressure to do better in the second half of this year has never been more intense.

July 25, 2011

CDE announce distribution agreement for Africa with Pilot Crushtec

CDE have announced the addition of Pilot Crushtec to their global distributor network with responsibility for South Africaand sub-SaharanAfrica. Pilot Crushtec will promote the full range of CDE washing equipment…

July 25, 2011

Great Western Minerals Group signs agreement to build rare earth separation plant in South Africa

Great Western Minerals Group ("GWMG") (TSX VENTURE:GWG)(OTCQX:GWMGF) has negotiated a Heads of Terms with Ganzhou Qiandong Rare Earth Group Ltd. ("GQD") of China to build a rare earth separation plant…

July 25, 2011

Ditem: Lalande rare earth exploration program underway

Ditem Explorations (TSX VENTURE:DIT) is pleased to announce that the summer exploration program on the Lalande property is now underway.

July 25, 2011

BE Resources Inc. corrects assay results from drilling program at Warm Springs Beryllium & Rare Earth Project

BE Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BER) is re-releasing rare earth assay results to correct the figures disseminated on Friday, July 22, 2011. The assay […]

July 24, 2011

AusNiCo intersects nickel from drilling at Pembroke prospect

AusNiCo has intersected 181 meters at 0.25% nickel from drilling at the Pembroke prospect, supporting extensions to its large low grade nickel sulphide mineralized system.