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By JT Long |
May 7, 2013
Although miners are far more technologically conservative than oil producers, today's tough financing environment may prompt technological advancements in a sector that has historically approached processing "with brute force rather than finesse."
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By Brian Sylvester |
November 21, 2012
There are few mining sectors where chemistry, metallurgy and the supply chain meet in such a complex yet potentially profitable way as rare earths. The founding principal of Technology Metals Research gives an update on projects are closest to production,
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By Sally Lowder |
October 23, 2012
Gold equities are in competition with gold ETFs for shareholder dollars. The Goldman Sachs managing director discusses steps gold companies must take to pull investors back from ETFs and shares an outlook for the gold price over the next year or so.
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By JT Long |
September 21, 2012
Got a rare earth deposit? Great. Got a mine? Even better. But do you have a processing plant? No? That could be a problem. The market doesn't understand how complex and expensive solid-phase rare earth extraction can be.
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By JT Long |
August 1, 2012
Comparisons are useful in evaluating a company, but in the rare earth market, it's not as simple as a spreadsheet. With so many variables in the mix, no two projects are exactly alike, and each has its relative strengths and weaknesses.
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By Brian Sylvester |
May 4, 2012
The rare earths business isn't unlike a Formula One race, according to the vice-president and senior analyst with Dundee Capital Markets. Companies are speeding to reach production and find strategic partners to grease the wheels to the finish.
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By Brian Sylvester |
April 13, 2012
While markets do not always reward every deserving company, quality deposits carry an intrinsic value. That's why the managing editor of The Emerging Trends Report advises investors to "buy the resource" over the stock.
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By Brian Sylvester |
November 29, 2011
Tee co-founder of Technology Metals Research LLC, gives us the lay of the land in the rare earth sector. Many variables are shaping this developing market, and data makes the difference in determining viable investments.
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By Brian Sylvester |
June 16, 2011
The editor's Emerging Trends Report is 18 months into a planned four-year circumnavigation of Australia, investigating specialty metal projects and recommending ASX-listed companies to clients.
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By Mickey Fulp |
October 12, 2010
There is much more to the rare earth elements game than deposit size, metal distribution, process metallurgy and concentrate tonnages.