August 4, 2011

North Bay Resources acquires two BC rare earth properties

North Bay Resources Inc. announced on Wednesday that the Company has acquired a 100% undivided interest in two rare earth properties in southeastern British Columbia. The Perry River Carbonatite property…

August 4, 2011

Priority permitting speeds up Ucore REE project in Alaska by a year

Ucore Rare Metals Inc. announced on Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has granted a request for priority permitting of the Company's Bokan Mountain rare earth project in Southeast…

August 1, 2011

Korea inks lithium deal with Bolivia to mine world’s largest salt flats

The Korea Herald reports a Korean consortium forged an agreement with Bolivia’s state-run miner Comibol over the weekend to manufacture lithium-ion battery parts, boosting Korea’s bid to tap the largest…

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

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.