Molycorp Inc. (NYSE:MCP) has announced that its new Project Phoenix heavy rare earth concentrate facilities situated at Mountain Pass in California have commenced operation, marking the beginning of the US company's bid to challenge Chinese ...
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The United States should take a cue from Canada when it comes to speeding up the environmental approval of mining and energy projects. As US projects wither on the vine due to an excessive and Byzantine environmental approval process (as an ...
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Rare earth production throughout China – responsible for more than 90% of the world's output – has slowed due to weak downstream demand with output in Guangdong province particularly depressed. China Daily reports ...
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China's People's Daily on Tuesday weighed in on the current stand-off with Japan over the Diaoyu islands – the Japanese calls them the Senkaku islands – and how it could affect the rare earth industry. The paper is the ...
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Molycorp’s mould-breaking deal with Neo Material Technologies has sent its shares rocketing and the counter is now up 38% so far this year. On Thursday the stock was trading at $33.19, down slightly on the day. Molycorp is still ...
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TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – March 6, 2012) – Pele Mountain Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:GEM)(OTCQX:GOLDF) ("Pele" or the "Company") today announced that it has entered into a binding Purchase and Sale Agreement (the ...
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In a move to curb the rampant domestic illegal mining of rare earth, as well as to regulate its rare earths players, China launched on Sunday its industry association for the precious metal commodity, as MINING.com anticipated last week. ...
RareMetalBlog reports the Russian government has begun creating the conditions needed for an active resumption of rare earth production- the rationale being increased domestic demand for high-tech industry and the spectre of more export ...
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Frontier Rare Earths said that Korea Resources Corp the state owned mining and natural resource investor has officially acquired the initial 10%stake in the company's Zandkopsdrift rare earth project in South Africa. Along with the ...
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China has a rich supply of rare earths and its production accounts for 90% of the world's total production. Japan has relied heavily on rare earths from China, and in 2010 80% of rare earths used in Japan came from China, according to ...
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Platts reports Thursday China will start forcing rare earth producers out of business if they don't qualify for new value-added tax permits being allocated from May 1. Officially it's China's latest bid to curb resource plundering, ...
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