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Molycorp Inc. said Monday it has asked BNP Paribas Corp. to arrange a debt facility of up to $150 million to expand production of rare earth products, [...]

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Four years ago, Jim Kennedy almost threw out old documents showing that his iron mine also contained $3 billion in reserves of rare earth elements. [...]

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AP China's Commerce Ministry on Wednesday denied a news report that Beijing plans to reduce exports of rare earths — exotic metals used in high-tech [...]

Australian Rare Earths is an independent website dedicated to furthering research and discussion about the Australian Rare Earth Elements mining and export [...]

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China produces some 95 per cent of rare earths - minerals used in mobile phones and other high-tech goods. The government said last year it will reduce exports to conserve resources and limit environmental damage from mining. [...]

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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) - China will reduce the amount of rare earth metals slated for export next year by 30% to help protect its natural deposits from over-exploitation, the official China Daily reported Tuesday. [...]

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Most of the world is dependent on China to supply rare earths as key raw materials used in many of the latest technologies from military hardware to electric cars, but China's Ministry of Commerce is warning that its massive supply of [...]

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Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Rare Earths and Critical Materials Revitalization Act of 2010, by a 324 to 98 margin. The legislation would support the discovery and development of rare earth sites inside of the U.S. [...]

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Environment | Rare earth metals are a hot commodity in today's high-tech world. Until recently these elements were fairly obscure members of the periodic table; now, their us. [...]

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China-Japan Rare Earth Fracas Continues (Forbes). Submitted by iw on October 18, 2010 – 11:28 amNo Comment. Despite earlier news reports that it had come to an end, China's unofficial embargo on rare earth exports to Japan now appears [...]

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A recent diplomatic spat between China and Japan has heightened territorial tensions and called attention to China's growing forcefulness with foreign powers. One of the more intriguing aspects of this development was China's suspension [...]

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In today's morning headlines comes an international tussle with wide-ranging implications: according to the New York Times, the Chinese government has ordered customs officers to halt shipments of rare earth elements to Japan. [...]

Korab Resources, the Australian listed miner, has discovered rare earth mineralisation at its Geolsec project at Rum Jungle in the Northern Territory. The find was encountered within the Geolsec formation and surrounding rocks of [...]

The union put China's imposition of export restrictions and taxes on rare earths - restrictions that give Chinese production in a number of industries an important competitive advantage - at the top of the list. [...]

Rare earth may refer to: Rare earth element derived from rare earth minerals; Rare Earth hypothesis; Rare Earth (band) Rare Earth Records; Rare-earth magnet [...]

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The Chinese action, involving rare earth minerals that are crucial to manufacturing many advanced products, seems certain to further ratchet up already rising trade and currency tensions with the West. Until recently, China typically [...]

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After years of obstructing the industry, Democrats are now rushing to re-open rare earth metal mines in the face of this national security threat. The last one shut down in 2002. It could take up to 15 years to get it back up and [...]

Trading and mining giant Glencore International has entered into agreement with Missouri-based Wings Enterprises for the joint development of a rare earth and iron ore mine, the US firm said on Monday. [...]

Any curtailment of Chinese supplies of rare earths is likely to be greeted with alarm in Western capitals, particularly because Western companies are believed to keep much smaller stockpiles of rare earths than Japanese companies do. [...]

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I would just like to pointing you to an announcement by the PRC's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) hitting back at countries criticizing it for restricting the export of rare earth metals crucial to the manufacture of key electronic [...]

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A senior Chinese trade official on Tuesday denied the country was dictating prices of rare earth metals to the world and insisted shipments of the minerals to Japan were never blocked. [...]

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Some background: The rare earths are elements whose unique properties play a crucial role in applications ranging from hybrid motors to fiber optics. Until the mid-1980s the United States dominated production, but then China moved in. [...]

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I'm getting a bit creeped out by all the attention focused on the Rare Earths. Unless one is trading on material non-public information it is probably prudent to stick with the larger producers, the big daddy being our old pal Inner [...]

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" China accounts for 97 percent of the world’s supply of rare earths, minerals that play an essential role in many high-technology products, including military equipment." Read the full article [...]