July 18, 2012 Discovery of rare earth minerals on ocean floor could break Chinese stranglehold Recent discoveries of rare earth minerals at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean could break China's existing stranglehold on supply of the key raw materials.
July 12, 2012 First iron ore, now rare earths: China to launch physical trading platform The exchange will be located in Baotou city in Inner Mongolia region, which is home to nearly half the world's light rare-earth output.
July 11, 2012 Stans Energy up 10% after producing heavy REEs in Kyrgyzstan ahead of schedule The company said 50kg of dysprosium with 99.9% purity was separated from resins remaining from past production runs at the former Soviet Union's number one rare earth plant.
July 11, 2012 Short supply, high demand for platinum group metals Labor problems and low prices have platinum mines closing up shop in South Africa, and the potential for acquisitions is ripening.
July 11, 2012 China blocks WTO rare earths arbitration as US critical minerals bill goes to a vote "Passage of this legislation is an important step toward recovering the 22,000 rare earth-related jobs the U.S. has lost since the 1980s.”
July 10, 2012 REE stocks are down but not out: Siddharth Rajeev Equity investing is squarely in a risk-off phase and few sectors have been hit harder than junior mining.
July 9, 2012 Mining companies committed to UN human rights principles: study New research released Monday indicates that listed mining and resources companies across the world are keen to comply with the UN’s Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which were…
July 8, 2012 Rarest element in REE debate is rationality News from unnamed sources that quoted unnamed analysts that China has started stockpiling rare earths had the industry buzzing this week.
July 7, 2012 Abundant zinc could replace scarce and pricey indium in solar panels Oxford University researchers looking for more efficient and cheaper ways to manufacture solar panels have found a possible solution in lowly base metal zinc.
July 5, 2012 Crossland/Pancontinental accelerate program to enhance, expand, and de-risk the Charley Creek rare earth project The companies have begun a program to rapidly enhance, expand, and de-risk the Charley Creek rare earth mining project in Australia.
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