Rare Earths

Salmon sperm may provide cheap option for rare earths recovery

By Dorothy Kosich

Yoshio Takahaski, a professor of environmental chemistry at Hiroshima University, said a research team– which also includes Japan’s Aisin Cosmos R&D Co. Ltd.–has determined that dried salmon milt or sperm is a “low cost and environment-friendly” method to extract rare earth metals. Read more

US House Resources Committee approves rare earths/critical minerals bills

By Dorothy Kosich

The House Natural Resources Committee Wednesday approved two bills aimed at the development of rare earths and critical minerals in the United States.

Approved on a 24-17 committee vote, the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 (H.R. 761) requires the Secretaries of Interior Read more

Rare earth shortages to continue till 2016 – Luisa Moreno

By Brian Sylvester

The Metals Report: Luisa, where does the rare earth elements (REE) space stand now?

Luisa Moreno: This space has been a learning experience for all of us, and by “us” I don’t just Read more

Lynas says rare earths price down in Q1 by 13pc

By Rhiannon Hoyle

Faster project permitting times could reduce U.S. dependence on REE imports-NCPA

By Dorothy Kosich

A study commissioned by the National Center for Policy Analysis suggests states with rare earth resources could improve state revenues by $724 million, add nearly 3,600 good-paying jobs, and increase gross state product by almost $40 billion.

“With economic and military demand likely to grow in the next few years, the United States must reform its mine permit process and safety regulations to take advantage of the vast underground store of raw materials Read more

China forms major, state-owned rare earths group in Jiangxi

By Dorothy Kosich

A major rare earth production group has been formed in China’s Jiangxi Province to foster the sustainable development of rare earths, official state news agency Xinhua reported Wednesday.

Thirty-six percent of China’s middle and heavy rare earth reserves are in Ganzhou. “From now on, Read more

Japan’s high hopes for deep sea rare-earths find

JAPANESE researchers say they have found a rich deposit of rare-earths on the Pacific seabed, with reports suggesting it could be up to 30 times more concentrated than Chinese reserves.

Mud samples taken from 5800m below the waves contained highly concentrated amounts of the precious minerals, Read more

Sumitomo to build Philippines’ 1st rare earths recovery plant

By Dorothy Kosich

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. (SMM) announced Monday it has decided to construct a scandium recovery pilot plant at its majority owned subsidiary, Coral Bay Nickel Corporation (CNBC), located on Palawan Island in the Philippines.

Scandium is a rare earth element used in a variety of applications including: as an additive to enhance the strength, Read more

Lynas Corporation produces first rare earths from Malaysia plant

By Rhiannon Hoyle

Officials bet on Jamaica’s REE future with the Red Mud Pilot Plant

By Dorothy Kosich

Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller Monday broke ground for what she called the “historic” Red Mud Pilot Plant Project, representing “the kind of industrial diversification that this country needs if it is to realize its economic potential and improve living standards for our people.”

Speaking at the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) offices in Kingston, Simpson Miller observed, “This development to the pilot plant stage is the second Read more

Lynas edges closer to production

By Sarah-Jane Tasker

India excited about Japan’s new seabed rare earth survey

By Shivom Seth

Japanese scientists have set out on a survey vessel to a spot in the Pacific Ocean to explore for rare earth materials. India, which is building a rare earth plant in its eastern state of Odisha and has tied up with Japan to jointly develop rare earths capabilities, is excited about the prospects in the Pacific Ocean. Read more

Jamaica’s REE-rich ‘red mud’ may be mined by Japanese firm

By Dorothy Kosich

Jamaica’s red mud, an environmentally challenging residue left over from the country’s once thriving bauxite/alumina industry, is now yielding rare earths elements that could potentially resurrect the country’s struggling economy.

In a recent statement to Jamaica’s Parliament, Phillip Paulwell, Jamaica’s minister of science, Read more

Molycorp Deal Seen as Rare-Earth Play at Value: Real M&A

By Sonja Elmquist & Tara Lachapelle

Molycorp Inc. (MCP)’s plunge below the value of its net assets is turning the owner of a rare-earth supply that’s unmatched in the Western hemisphere into a takeover target.

The owner of the biggest U.S. deposit of metals that go into everything from smartphones to solar panels and hybrid cars handed investors losses of 61 percent in 2012 Read more

Rare Earth Stocks Surge on Corun Purchase Plan: Shanghai Mover

China’s rare-earth stocks surged in Shanghai trading after Hunan Corun New Energy Co.’s plan to acquire Yiyang Hongyuan Rare Earth Co. (8922) fueled expectations of industry consolidation and improved profits.

Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth Hi-Tech Co. (600111), China’s biggest producer, surged as much as 7.5 percent to 37 yuan, the highest intraday level since Aug. 24. Read more

Malaysian MPs repeat demand for Lynas to export rare earth waste

By Jason Ng

Production starts at Lynas’s Malaysia plant

AUSTRALIAN rare earths miner Lynas Corporation has finally begun production at its Malaysian processing plant following a recent court victory.

The company said in a statement that the first feed of rare earth concentrate had been fed into the kiln at the Lynas Advance Material Plant (LAMP) in Kuantan, Malaysia. Read more

China earmarks special fund for rare earth regulation, advancement

By Dorothy Kosich

China has earmarked a special fund from China’s Central Government Budget to streamline and improve the domestic rare earths industry.

The fund will be used to help rare earth companies upgrade their technology in order to operate in a more responsible manner environmentally. It will also be used to help provinces, Read more

Lynas plans to open plant as soon as next month

THE future of Lynas looks more assured now that the outlook for rare-earths prices is improving and the company’s long wait to open a processing plant in Malaysia appears nearly over, executive chairman Nicholas Curtis told shareholders yesterday.

Mr Curtis’s reassurances come at the end of a year in which many other, smaller companies that bet on Read more

Lynas sees rare earths demand uptick

By Rhiannon Hoyle

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