Are You Brave Enough to Buy Low?
Source: Louis James, International Speculator  (6/12/12)
"People brave enough to buy when others are not interested know the secret of how to 'buy low and sell high.' They are the true contrarians." More >

Molycorp-Neo Material Merger Now Complete
Source: Dorothy Kosich, Mineweb  (6/12/12)
"Molycorp says the now completed acquisition of Neo Material Technologies is a game changer that will open up new and exciting rare earths product opportunities." More >

Ten-Point Model for Picking Mining Winners: Dr. Michael Berry
Source: Chris Marchese of The Gold Report  (6/11/12)
If this is a bottom, Dr. Michael Berry sees it as the ideal time to pick up bargains in the mining sector. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, the Federal Reserve Board expert gives his diagnosis for what ails the markets and names the companies from Alaska to Brazil that could survive the financial plague wiping out equities all over the world. More >

Rare Earth Minerals: An End to China's Monopoly Is in Sight
Source: Forbes, Paul Martyn  (6/11/12)
"North America is finally waking up to the consequences of a continued Chinese monopoly and has quietly invested significant money and resources into mining rare earth elements domestically." More >

Why Graphite Is One of the Few Spaces Where Savvy Investors Can Make Money
Source: Alex Cowie, Money Morning  (6/11/12)
"The number of graphite stocks tripled in the space of a year. Some huge gains are being made by jumping on the stories at the very start." More >

Op Ed: Let Industry Take the Lead on REE Supply Risk
Source: MetalMiner, Lisa Reisman   (6/10/12)
"Here's why policy-making for strategic metals and materials, rare earths or whatever terminology you want to use belongs outside of Washington, D.C." More >

Beware of False Claims About Rare Earth Metals: Bob Wolf
Source: Alec Gimurtu, The Critical Metals Report  (6/5/12)
Bob Wolf, Alliance LLC vice president, doesn't believe everything he reads. Manufacturers claim they can swap out rare earth elements for cheaper, more accessible materials, while some miners insist they can fill every gap in the rare earth supply chain. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Wolf explains why rare earth elements are irreplaceable in many applications and outlines the patenting and permitting hurdles that producers must overcome to realize mine-to-magnet production. More >

The One Mineral That Will Advance Our World
Source: Byron King, Penny Sleuth  (6/5/12)
"The potential for graphene applications is endless. Cell phones and durable screens aren't the end of it. Battery technology could be immensely enhanced." More >

China to Impose Rare Earth Tax
Source: Shivom Seth, Mineweb  (6/4/12)
"China is looking to tightly control the sale and production of rare earth minerals by instituting a new tax, even as it pursues a national rare earth reserve to stabilize prices." More >

It's Time to Take Advantage of the REE Dip
Source: Carl Delfeld, ETF Daily News  (6/4/12)
"I believe it's time to take advantage of this sharp pullback and make a value-driven move on rare earth stocks." More >

EU Policy Makers Urged to Tap into REE Supplies
Source: Rare Earth Investing News, Adam Currie  (6/4/12)
"Rare earth metals in European and Nordic countries have the potential to save the region's automobile and electronics industries from uncertain imports and predesignated quotas." More >

Rare Earth Elements in Medicine
Source: RareMetalBlog, Ian London   (6/1/12)
"Their unique properties, such as radiation emission or magnetism, allow REEs to be used in many different therapeutic and diagnostic applications in modern medicine." More >

Don't Tip the Balance on Graphite Supply: Stephen Riddle
Source: Sally Lowder of The Critical Metals Report  (5/29/12)
Asbury Carbons CEO Stephen Riddle, the fourth-generation Riddle to run the 118-year-old company that bills itself as "the world's carbon and graphite source," is delighted to see sources of natural graphite resurfacing outside of China now that the commodity's price justifies investment in exploration and production. However, in this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Riddle tells us he's not convinced the buzz about exploding demand is justified—in fact, he worries overzealous producers may tip the balance toward too much supply. More >

Musings on the Long-Term Fundamentals of the Copper Market
Source: Mickey Fulp, The Mercenary Geologist  (5/28/12)
"Shy of a complete global economic meltdown or a catastrophic natural disaster, long-term supply and demand fundamentals remain strong and that certainly bodes well for a robust and healthy Dr. Copper." More >

Australian Graphite Explorers Kicking Goals
Source: Australian Journal of Mining, Mike Foley  (5/24/12)
"Activity is heating up amongst Australia's graphite explorers, fueling speculation that graphite might just be a boom mineral in the making." More >

Rare Earth Junior Miners Should Applaud China: Michael Silver
Source: Sally Lowder of The Critical Metals Report  (5/22/12)
In a sector where the playing field is not always level, Michael Silver, chairman and CEO of rare earth supplier American Elements, makes a case for more cooperation. With China's quotas creating a marked price differential for critical metals, Silver insists that junior miners finally have an opportunity to develop the U.S. resource and manufacturing sectors. Silver shares his vision of a fair market—and his favorite junior miners—in this exclusive Critical Metals Report interview. More >

Rare Earth Mining in Quebec
Source: Resource Investing News  (5/22/12)
"With an investor-friendly market environment coupled with 26 underground open-pit mines and over 300 sandpits, quarries and peat bogs, Quebec's mining industry has thrived over the past decade." More >

If You Want to Be a Winner, Follow These Four Rules
Source: William Patalon III, Money Morning  (5/21/12)
"Rick Rule capped off predictions for gold, energy and other commodities with four rules successful resource investors must follow." More >

No Major Changes in Chinese REE Export Update
Source: Mining Weekly, Matthew Hill  (5/21/12)
"The updated 2012 rare earths export quotas China published on Thursday implied a total of 31.438 tons for the year, a slight increase on last year's figure." More >

2012 Chinese Rare Earth Export Quotas Updated
Source: Gareth Hatch, Resource Investor  (5/18/12)
"On Thursday, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced an update to the 2012 allocations of rare-earth export quotas that were first issued in December 2011. This follows a number of other recent announcements from China." More >

National Strategic and Critical Minerals Act Wins US House Committee Approval
Source: Dorothy Kosich, Mineweb  (5/17/12)
"The U.S. Department of Energy identified the 7–10 year period to obtain mining permits in the U.S. as compared to the average 1–2 years in Australia as one of the principal barriers to new U.S. mining ventures." More >

Australia's Mining Sector Grows at Staggering 12% a Year
Source: IB Times, Vittorio Hernandez  (5/16/12)
"Australia's mining sector continues to gallop, while the rest of the economy trails behind." More >

The Rare Earths Industry Is Only Just Beginning: Jon Hykawy
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Critical Metals Report  (5/15/12)
Is the rare earths space an industry in decline, a bubble popped? Not so, according to Jon Hykawy, head of global research and a clean technologies analyst at Byron Capital Markets. Hykawy tells The Critical Metals Report in this exclusive interview that establishing a supply outside of China could breathe new life into this exiled market. While the winners in the industry may be as rare as the elements they mine, Hykawy believes that the financial community is going to have to revisit rare earths once companies start to produce meaningful cash flows. More >

Rare Earth Mining Rises Again in the US
Source: Wired Science, Danielle Venton  (5/14/12)
"Encouraged by rising prices and political support, new mines are starting up around the world, most notably in Malaysia and in California." More >

Gold and Base Metal Plays: Jerome Hass and Jimmy Chu
Source: Peter Byrne of The Gold Report  (5/11/12)
Toronto-based hedge fund managers Jerome Hass and Jimmy Chu of Lightwater Partners discuss their strategic approach to taking long positions on gold, zinc and tungsten opportunities around the world. In an exclusive interview with The Gold Report, the Lightwater principals reveal several precious and base metal plays in which they have purchased stakes and define their criteria for limiting risks when taking on junior mining investments. More >