Ucore Throws Weight Behind Rare Earths Bill
The rare earth junior stands to benefit from the new law, which seeks to stockpile critical metals and reduce delays in permitting new mines.
REEs Exist in Wyoming, Study Confirms
But they are more likely to be pathfinder elements that indicate other minerals than stand-alone REE deposits, according to the Wyoming State Geological Survey.
License Decision Gives Stans Energy a Pop
Stans Energy rose 14 percent on Friday after a court ruled in its favor over a challenge to its exploration license.
Have Rare Earth Prices Bottomed Out?
Rare metal prices could be poised for a bounce, helped by strong demand from major customers and renewed investor interest.
Company News
Honda to Pursue Reuse of Rare Earth Metal Magnets in Hybrid Motors
Honda Motor Corp (NYSE:HMC) announced that together with TDK Corporation and Japan Metals & Chemicals Co., Ltd., they plan to pursue the reuse of a rare earth metal for use in magnets of new hybrid vehicle motors.
Orbite Aluminae Inc. Enters Into Offtake Agreement with Glencore International AG
Orbite Aluminae Inc. (TSX:ORT,OTCQX:EORBF) entered into an offtake agreement with Glencore International AG, a subsidiary of Glencore Xstrata plc. The agreement is for the purchase of smelter-grade alumina from the Company's proposed smelter-grade alumina (SGA) plant in Quebec.
Innovation Metals Corp Signs LOIs for Phase One of the Becancour Separation Facility
Innovation Metals Corp. announced that they have signed Letters of Intent with three leading rare-earth exploration and development companies for the toll processing of mixed rare-earth-element concentrates.
UCore Rare Metals Supports House Armed Services Committee Dysprosium Stockpile Intiative
Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSXV:UCU) announced that support the legislative proposal being presented to the Armed Services Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, which urges the U.S Department of Defense to seek alternative supplies of high priority strategic rare earth elements, in an effort to diffuse the Chinese monopoly on global supply.
Company Videos
INN Video: Don Lay of Medallion Resources on The Middle East
Medallion Resources Ltd. (TSXV:MDL) President, Don Lay, spoke with Resource Investing News on how Medallion is currently looking to set up an independent processing plant in the Middle East.
INN Video: Anil Singh of Quest Rare Minerals on Quebec as an Excellent Mining Jurisdiction
Quest Rare Minerals (TSX:QRM) Vice-President of Investor and Corporate Affairs Anil Singh spoke with the Investing News Network during PDAC in Toronto on Quebec as an excellent mining jurisdiction because of its "rich mining history, favourable fiscal regime, and strong labour pool."
INN Video: Marc Johnson of Orbite Aluminae on Smelter-Grade Production of Alumina in Quebec
Orbite Aluminae (TSX:ORT) VP Corporate Development Marc Johnson spoke with the Investing News Network during PDAC 2013 in Toronto on local production of low-cost smelter-grade alumina in Gaspe, Quebec.
INN Video: Peter Dickie of NioCorp Developments on Nebraska as a “Hidden Gem”
NioCorp Developments (TSXV:NB) President and CEO, Peter Dickie, spoke to the Investing News Network during PDAC in Toronto on Nebraska as a "hidden gem".
Market News
Rare Earth Metals Production, Supply Could Introduce Implications for National Security
Decoded Science reported that there is some concern over rare earth metals production, in that their potential applications for defense could have political implications for national security.
China Continues to Battle Illegal Activity in Rare Earths Industry
Mineweb reported that a new round of more stringent crackdowns against illegal activity in the Chinese rare earth industry are being planned by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Market Conditions Suggest Favourable Economic Time to Jump on Pacific’s Heavy Rare Earth Deposits
Radio New Zealand International reported that the Pacific Ocean is host to a vast resource of heavy rare earths in its seabed, and that, due to current market conditions, the time is right to extract them.
New Study that Determines how REE Deposits Form Could be Useful for Miners
USGS reported that a new study Alaska that looks at how REE's form, could prove important in determining where to mine for them.
