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By Gareth Hatch |
March 29, 2012
It can be seen then that China will have to do a better job of demonstrating the validity of its export restrictions on rare earths, than it did for bauxite, fluorspar and the other minerals and materials referenced in the recent dispute.
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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 Jack Lifton |
November 28, 2011
A fantasy of growing and infinite demand and inelastic prices (prices not driven by simple supply and demand) increasing without limit, has placed the most emphasis on those rare-earth juniors who say that they will produce in the near term.
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By Jack Lifton |
July 26, 2011
The "horse race" theme that I devised two years ago, with the winner to be the first to produce heavy rare-earth oxides (HREOs) outside of China, is now in the final lap. The smart money is on the smart management of Great Western Minerals Group.
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By Jeb Handwerger |
June 6, 2011
The latest Chinese data indicates that rare earth exports are continuing to drop by more than half compared to last year's output. In April, China exported only 1,819 tons of rare earths, a shortfall of 53% from the previous year.
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By Jeb Handwerger |
May 18, 2011
Never has there been a divergence between the price of the rare earth ores and the developing rare earth miners as there is now. The current commodity correction has caused the high flying rare earth sector to plunge to critical support levels.
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By Jack Lifton |
April 7, 2011
Why should the US government guarantee loans to a company to develop technology it has already, apparently, purchased for operations overseas for overseas customers?
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By Jack Lifton |
March 16, 2011
Any rare-earth mining and concentrating operation must increase the radioactive content of the concentrate over the mineral in the ground. So the issue of allowable radiation levels will need to almost always be addressed.
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By Jack Lifton |
March 14, 2011
Chinese domestic demand growth for the rare-earth-permanent-magnet metals neodymium and dysprosium over the next five years, will be influenced and determined by the new Chinese economic development Five-Year Plan.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
March 10, 2011
Gold and silver have taken a breather and are lower in all currencies today. A correction is well overdue but the technicals and fundamentals would suggest that any sell off may again be short and shallow.
