October 5, 2011

Rarest rare earths will stay in short supply

Despite worldwide efforts to reduce the consumption of rare earth elements, researcher IMARC Group expects strategies like substitution and recycling to have a little effect on demand for erbium, dysprosium,…

October 5, 2011

Commodities may rally 20 pct on emerging-markets growth, Goldman Sachs says

Commodity prices may advance 20 percent over the next year as growth in emerging markets offsets the impact of the sovereign-debt crisis in Europe and a slowdown in developed economies,…

October 5, 2011

Molycorp discovers a new REE deposit

Molycorp (MCP-N) has found a heavy rare-earth element (HREE) deposit near its Mountain Pass mine in California.

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 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…