Japan and Canada Seek to Increase Rare Earth Competitiveness
As the investigation into rare earth quotas heats up, more and more countries are seeking to take advantage of supplies and alliances to increase their rare earth competitiveness.
Articles Tagged "rare earths"
Contrasting Fortunes for Molycorp and Lynas
Molycorp announced plans for an accelerated start-up of its new Mountain Pass processing plant, while Lynas suffers a setback in its quest for an import license from the Malaysian government.
Rare Earth Q4 Outlook
As China halts production at 3 mines and the EU is revealed to be stockpiling rare earths, analysts expect more of the same for Q4 of 2011 – high prices and tight supply.
Uzbeks, S. Koreans Sign Agreements to Explore For and Exploit Rare Earths
Mineweb reported that Uzbekistan and South Korea have agreed to explore rare earths in Uzbekistan and increase exports to South Korea.
TMR Report Ranks Top 5 Rare Earth Mines Outside of China
Canadian companies make a strong showing in Gareth Hatch’s new REE report – “Critical Rare Earths”.
US Military Depending On China For Rare Earths
China’s monopoly on the rare earth trade is exposing a vulnerability in the US military’s supply chain.
Russia to Foray into Rare Earth Metals Market
The Voice of Russia reported that Russia intends to become a bigger player in the rare earths market.
Less Expensive Solar Cells Based on Rare Earth Elements
Solar Novus Today reported that a new agreement between Rare Earth Solar and NUtech Ventures (PINK:NTCI) will use rare earths in solar cells.
Toyota Developing Alternatives to Rare Earth Motors
Toyota is currently developing the RAV4 EV, a pure electric plug-in vehicle. This is the first step for Toyota to move away from rare earth based motors used in the Prius.
Van Eck Rare Earth ETF Performing Well
The Market Shares Rare Earth/Strategic Metal ETF has outperformed a basket of rare earth mining stock. However, the fund is more than a pure rare earth investment. Since trading started in late October 2010, the fund is up 31 per cent and is outperforming many of Van Eck’s other ETFs.
