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Rare Earth Prices Continue to Squeeze Upwards
Source: Citywire, James Phillipps (8/12/11)
"Rare earth prices are expected to continue to rise over the next two years until new supply lines go live."
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ETF to Watch: Rare Earths (REMX)
Source: ETF Database (8/12/11)
"REMX has been severely beaten down by the market selloff in the past few days, but investors should look for REMX to trade sharply higher."
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Ireland's Rare Earth Potential "Seriously Overlooked"
Source: Mining Weekly, Esmarie Swanepoel (8/11/11)
'In Ireland, licenses were usually granted quickly."
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China and Rare Earths—Monopoly for Now
Source: Oilprice.com, John Daly (8/10/11)
"Despite fears of Western capitalists, Beijing apparently has no immediate plans to curtail supplies."
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Richard Karn: Australian Scandium Could Create New Market
Source: Special to The Critical Metals Report (8/9/11)
Two junior explorers in Australia could dominate the world's scandium supply in the next two to three years, according to Richard Karn, managing editor of The Emerging Trends Report. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, he paints a picture of a supply-demand loop that feeds on itself and pinpoints the companies that could benefit from the dynamic.
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China July Metals Output Eases, Signaling Slowdown
Source: Wall Street Journal, Chuin-Wei Yap (8/9/11)
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HREEs in America: Crystal Balls and Brass Balls
Source: Resource Investor, Jack Lifton (8/8/11)
"Now there are two potential domestic American HREE producers, which I think are viable and have high probabilities of commercial success."
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Rhodium Helpful in Checking Food Adulteration
Source: IANS (8/8/11)
"By changing its color in the presence of particular gases, Rhodium can warn consumers if packaged food has been tampered with."
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World's Top Miners Worry Most About Greater Government Control
Source: Mining, Frik Els (8/7/11)
"Resource nationalism is the top business risk for global miners."
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Resource Nationalism Is Biggest Risk to Miners: Report
Source: Reuters (8/7/11)
"Governments seek to benefit from higher commodity prices to try to restore fragile finances, Ernst & Young said on Sunday."
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China's Robotics May Boost Rare Earths, Precious Metals
Source: Commodity Online, Sreekumar Raghavan (8/5/11)
"As miners re-opening closed rare earth facilities around the world, technological developments point to a revolution in the sector."
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Nebraskan Village Hides World's Largest REE Mineral Deposits
Source: geek.com, Matthew Humphries (8/5/11)
"Initial discovery drilling has returned positive results for a rich vein of niobium, used in steel production, superalloys, and superconducting magnets to name a few uses."
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REE Discoveries Show Promise for Brain Cancer Treatment
Source: InvestorSport, T. Goodman (8/5/11)
"Natural metals are proving very effective identifiers of diseased tissue and are even used as treatment carriers in nanotherapies."
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China's REE Industry Coming under Greater Environmental Scrutiny
Source: EcoSeed (8/5/11)
"Local environmental departments will not approve evaluation reports for new projects by companies that cheat or do not pass the checks."
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Rare Earths 2.0: Rise of the Heavies
Source: Resource Investor, Terence van der Hout (8/5/11)
"The export prices of three HREEs have exploded since China's July quota announcement, whilst the LREEs have remained relatively static."
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China Minmetals Calls for REE Production Suspension
Source: Reuters, David Stanway and Ruby Lian (8/3/11)
"State-owned trader Minmetals has called on all firms in the REE sector to adhere to a national output quota by suspending production."
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China Minmetals calls for rare earth production suspension
Source: Reuters, David Stanway and Ruby Lian (8/3/11)
"State-owned trader Minmetals has called on all firms in the rare earth sector to adhere to a national output quota by suspending production starting from the beginning of August."
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Field Notes: National Interest REE Projects Being Fast Tracked
Source: Jeb Handwerger, special to The Critical Metals Report (8/2/11)
"What do you get when you put a professor, a fisherman and a creative Wall Street journalist together? Answer: science fiction, fishy stories and IPOs trying to sell the latest version of snake oil to unsuspecting investors."
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Jon Hykawy: Offtake Agreements Rule REE Market
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Critical Metals Report (8/2/11)
End-users are emerging as key players in the rare earth space. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Jon Hykawy, head of Global Research with Toronto-based Byron Capital, shares his views on where this trend is headed and what it means for REE producers who don't have offtake agreements in place.
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Metals and Miners Show Impressive Strength in Weak Market
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades (8/2/11)
"Our indicators set us firmly on the highway marked gold, silver and rare earths."
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China Considers Tightening Rare-Earth Quotas
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Yajun Zhang (8/2/11)
"China is considering tightening regulations on exports of rare-earth metals amid concerns that sharply higher global prices have led to a surge in smuggling."
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China's Metal Monopoly Won't Last
Source: Bloomberg, Tobin Harshaw (8/1/11)
"Rare-earth metals are the global economy's equivalent of folkloric pixies—tiny, elusive and vaguely considered to have all manner of miraculous powers. Are we at risk of an 'element gap' with China? Unlikely."
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Wind Energy: Will Rare Earth Elements Be Available?
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, David R. Wilburn (8/1/11)
"How will the wind energy industry's growth impact future demand for selected raw materials?"
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Rising Rare Earth Prices Cripple Japan's June Imports
Source: International Business Times (7/29/11)
"Japanese imports of rare earths from China fall as a rise in prices make it unaffordable to many Japanese hi-tech companies."
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China Still Strangling Rare Earths Market
Source: New York Times, Manuel Quinones (7/29/11)
"China's export quota is really closer to around 20,000 tons and global demand is predicted to be much higher."
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