Copper Kills 97% of Hospital ICU Bacteria
Source: Reuters, Chris Kelly  (7/5/11)
"Replacing the most heavily contaminated touch surfaces in ICUs with antimicrobial copper could save 100,00 lives each year." More >

Chinese News Report Tips Rate Hike
Source: Mineweb, China Bureau  (7/5/11)
"China's monetary policy committee's quarterly meeting stressed that inflation pressures remain high." More >

Rare Earth ETF Jumps
Source: Barron's, Murray Coleman  (6/30/11)
". . .as plans to break China's stranglehold suffer setback." More >

Digging for Value in Rare Earth Hysteria
Source: Globe and Mail, Richard Blackwell  (6/30/11)
"For the right investor, there still are opportunities for real value." More >

Cell Phones and Conflict-Free Minerals
Source: GoMo News, Tony Dennis  (6/30/11)
"Are genuinely conflict-free smart phones possible?" More >

Brazil Set to Battle China over African Copper
Source: Bloomberg, Tara Lachapelle and Rita Nazareth  (6/29/11)
"The nations view themselves in 'direct competition' for strategic resources." More >

Congo Police Foil Mining Depot Raid
Source: Reuters, Jonny Hogg  (6/29/11)
"Ten armed thieves tried to break into Lubumbashi's Volcano Mining depot." More >

Global In-Use Stocks of REEs
Source: PhysOrg  (6/29/11)
"If recycled, REEs within products would equal over 10 years of production." More >

Japan's May REE Imports from China Down
Source: Reuters  (6/29/11)
"Surging metal prices drove the month-over-month import decline." More >

Jim Powell: Meeting the Critical Metals Demand
Source: Source: Sally Lowder of The Critical Metals Report   (6/28/11)
Is there a clear path to meeting growing global critical metals demand? An important first step, according to Laurentian Bank Securities' Technology and Strategic Metals Analyst Jim Powell, would be to establish supply sources that aren't concentrated in a single country—particularly one that isn't inclined to share its resources with the rest of the world. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Jim points out some potential plays to look for while the landscape is changing. More >

Rare Earth Metals in a Bubble?
Source: Sovereign Society, Eric Roseman  (6/28/11)
"Since hitting the market over a year ago, REE miners have been on a tear, with many stocks gaining several hundred percent." More >

REE Ring Laser Detects, Counts Nanoparticles
Source: R&D, Diana Lutz  (6/28/11)
"Ytterbium- and erbium-doped sensors detect particles in water, blood and air." More >

Russia Forays into Rare Metals Market
Source: Voice of Russia, Chernitsa Polina  (6/28/11)
"Russia's rhenium production may soon amount to more than 26 tpy." More >

A Good Old-Fashioned Staking Rush
Source: Northern News Services, Thandiwe Vela  (6/28/11)
"Whenever there's valuable REE-rich ground like that, claims overlap." More >

How to Buy Rare Earth Bullion
Source: Luke Burgess, Hard Money Millionaire   (6/27/11)
"Dwindling REE supplies from China signal higher prices." More >

Speculators Build Gold, Silver Positions
Source: Kitco, Debbie Carlson  (6/27/11)
"Traders built up their gold and silver net-long positions." More >

E-Waste Bill Reappears with REE Provision
Source: Sustainable Business  (6/27/11)
"The bill also promotes the creation of environmental jobs in the U.S." More >

Strategic Oil Release Won't Hurt REE Progress
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (6/27/11)
"REE research hub modeled after the 'Manhattan Project' to begin in 2012." More >

Copper Gains on Easing Dollar
Source: The Street, Chao Deng  (6/24/11)
"Watch equity prices in China for short-term price direction." More >

Rare Earth Miners a Common Focus for Shorts
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Brendan Conway and Tatyana Shumsky  (6/24/11)
"Bearish investors are betting against previously high-flying stocks." More >

Alaska's REE Deposits Gaining Interest
Source: Alaska Journal of Commerce,, Tim Bradner  (6/24/11)
"Alaska is a storehouse of rare earth minerals. Let's explore them." More >

$100K Rare Earth Razor
Source: NPR, Steve Inskeep  (6/23/11)
"This iridium razor never corrodes and is impervious to oxidation." More >

What are Rare Earth Metals?
Source: Mother Nature Network, Russell McLendon  (6/23/11)
"You're probably using some right now." More >

Rare Earths Here?
Source: Kansas City Star, Scott Canon  (6/23/11)
"Southeastern Nebraska drills away at a troubling Chinese monopoly." More >

Copper as a Critical Metal
Source: Copper Investing News, Leia Toovey  (6/23/11)
"Copper deserves its title of critical metal for a several reasons. . ." More >