July 4, 2011

Deep sea mud is rich in rare earth elements

A team of Japanese scientists have found large quantities of rare earth minerals on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. In a Nature Geoscience article published on Monday, the team…

July 3, 2011

Cavan provides update on proposed financing

Cavan Ventures Inc. (“Cavan” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:CVN) announced today that due to challenging market conditions, it has restructured its previously […]

July 1, 2011

Prices to spiral as top Chinese rare earth producers sign far-reaching pact

The China Post reports two of China's largest rare earths producers Rising Nonferrous Metals Share Co. and Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth (Group) Hi-tech Co. — the listed arms of…

July 1, 2011

Lynas Corp sinks as Malaysia orders rare earth plant safety review

Australia's Lynas Corporation lost more than 11% of its value on Friday after it emerged the company's Malaysian rare-earth refinery may be delayed by a government review that called for…

July 1, 2011

Matamec announces 63,850 tonnes of indicated and 17,780 tonnes of inferred TREO at Kipawa

Matamec Explorations Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MAT) has an updated resource for the Kipawa Deposit. The indicated resources represent 76% of the total resources in the rare earths-enriched zones. The Kipawa Deposit's…

June 30, 2011

Number one Japanese rare earths magnetic alloy manufacturer moves production to China

Japan's Showa Denko KK will transfer some production of high-performance magnetic alloys used in hybrid vehicle motors to China this month, the Nikkei business daily said.

June 28, 2011

Jim Powell: Meeting the critical metals demand

Is there a clear path to meeting growing global critical metals demand? An important first step, according to Laurentian Bank Securities' Technology and Strategic Metals Analyst Jim Powell, would be…

June 28, 2011

GeoMega says drill results confirm Montviel as world class neodymium resource

Montreal-based GeoMega announced the results from its Phase I diamond drilling program conducted on the Montviel property in Abitibi, Québec and said these latest results confirm that it is one…

June 28, 2011

China’s massive appetite for commodities sparks concern

China’s massive appetite for commodities is creating concerns for the global economy, the environment and workers in other countries. In a series of reports, VOA is looking at the economic…

June 28, 2011

Google’s Green Energy Wish List

For a moment, re-imagine Aladdin as an engineer. He finds his magic lamp in an industrial park in Silicon Valley or Boston or the Research Triangle in Raleigh-Durham, and the…