March 18, 2010

Rare Earths R&D funding critical to stemming brain drain in U.S. materials manufacturing

If the U.S. fails to re-establish domestic rare earth mineral supplies and fund REE R&D, meeting domestic energy, healthcare and transportation needs may be difficult, a top GE scientist says.

March 16, 2010

Avalon wins environmental and social responsibility award for Thor Lake rare earth project

Avalon Rare Metals received the 2010 Environmental & Social Responsibility Award at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto last week for its community engagement efforts…

December 11, 2009

Jack Lifton: Safeguarding Our Future Supply of Rare Earths

Source: The Gold Report; interviewed by Karen Roche, Publisher 12/11/2009 http://www.theaureport.com/pub/na/3394 “Price may not be as important as security of supply,” says Jack […]