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Posts from September 2009
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Earlier today, the United States Magnet Materials Association[USMMA] announced that Thorium Energy, Inc. has joined its ranks. Thorium Energy owns rare earth resources in Lemhi Pass, located in Idaho and Montana. According to the USMMA, this move expands the coalitions focus on rare earth materials and the rare earth magnet supply chain. The USMMA was founded in
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
September 29, 2009 (Source: CNW) -Rare Element Makes Significant Progress with Rare-Earths Metallurgical Testin Rare Element Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: RES) is pleased to announce further progress in rare-earth-element (REE) metallurgical test results on oxide samples from the Companys 100%-owned Bear Lodge property, Wyoming, USA. The favorable metallurgical test results on the near-surface oxide material allow the following
September 29, 2009 (Source: The Wall Street Journal) - Lynas Corp. is turning to the market to carry out a deeply discounted capital raising for up to 450 million Australian dollars (US$391 million) to fund the development of the first stage of its rare-earths project after a Chinese investment deal faltered. The fully underwritten raising signals that
Continue reading "MEDIA: Lynas Turns to Market for Funds After China Deal Sours" »
September 28, 2009 (Source: Financial Post) - CALGARY -- Canadian public companies may now be able to just say no to unwanted takeover bids rather than being forced to run auctions in search of richer offers, according to a recent ruling from the countrys largest securities regulator. The Ontario Securities Commission, in a ruling in May but
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Monday, September 28, 2009
September 26, 2009 (Source: Marketwire) - Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (PINK SHEETS:GWMGF) (GWMG or the Company) is pleased to announce that, under the terms of the option agreement between the Company and Rare Earth Extraction Co. Ltd. (Rareco) to refurbish, recommission and operate the former-producing Steenkampskraal Mine, the Company has now paid the second
Saturday, September 26, 2009
September 25, 2009 (Source: The Boston Globe) - Shares in high-tech battery maker A123 Systems of Watertown rose more than 50 percent to as high as $21.14 before closing at $20.29 in the first day of trading yesterday, a strong performance that signaled investor confidence in the future of electric cars. The company raised about $380 million
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Friday, September 25, 2009
September 25, 2009 – The Editors of RareMetalBlog (www.raremetalblog.com) along with John Kaiser of Kaiser Bottom-Fish Online (www.kaiserbottomfish.com) are pleased to announce the 2009 TREO 2Nite cocktail reception. TREO, which stands for “total rare earth oxides”, is one of the measurements of rare earth resources. Mickey Fulp, The Mercenary Geologist (www.mercenarygeologist.com) says: “This is the ‘must attend’
September 25, 2009 (Source: Marketwire)– Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company) is pleased to announce that, under the terms of the option agreement between the Company and Rare Earth Extraction Co. Ltd. (“Rareco”) to refurbish, recommission and operate the former-producing Steenkampskraal Mine, the Company has now paid the second option payment of R500,000 (US$62,500)
We hear a lot about permanent (rare earth) magnets making wind turbine-generator sets more efficient, brushless motors smaller and quieter, and battery recharging in hybrid cars possible. Earlier this week, it was tidal powers turn to prove that it can contribute to a greener energy economy.Nova Scotia Power Corporation (NSPC), the provinces electricity generator and distributor, will
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The Financial Post dated September 24, 2009 carried the following story by Peter Kovan. The latest commodity craze is taking place in metals that the average investor would have trouble spelling properly. They go by names like cerium, europeum, dysproseum, and prometheum. Collectively they are the rare earth metals, and they have exploded into the mainstream in
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I’m not sure how many of you realized that earlier this week, Tuesday as a matter of fact, was ‘Car Free Day’. The idea began born in Europe in 1999 as a way to reduce pollution and has since grown to include some 1,500 cities around the world. Toronto became the first city in North America to
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald dated September 24, 2009 carried the following story. A Chinese company has abandoned plans to take control of the rare-earths explorer Lynas Corporation Ltd after Australian regulators demanded it reduce the scope of the planned transaction. Lynas said in a statement on Thursday that China Nonferrous Metal Mining (Group) Co Ltd (CNMC) had
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September 23, 2009 (Source: All Penny Stocks) The resource sector, which has traditionally been a strength for Canadian small-cap companies, is the focus of this piece, and one Toronto-based company that ventured into a new property and came up with a far greater variety of minerals than it bargained for. Quest Uranium Corporation (TSX-Venture:QUC) announced in late
September 24, 2009 (Source:Marketwire) - Avalon Rare Metals Inc. TSX:AVL, OTCQX:AVARF (“Avalon” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the re-naming of the Lake Zone Rare Earth Elements (“REE”) deposit to the Nechalacho REE deposit by the Yellowknives Dene First Nation (“YKDFN”). The new name was officially unveiled at a formal re-naming event held at the project
September 15, 2009 (Source: ChinaView) - Canada should be ready for a growing inflow of Chinese investment over the next few years. That is one message from a survey released on Tuesday by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APFC). The survey found that Canada is near the top, just after the United States, of the list
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As a former teacher of mine was fond of saying - its interesting what you learn on the way to learning other things. Earlier today I came across a thoughtful article, published in the September / October 2009 edition of Above Beyond: Canadas Arctic Journal titled Rare Earth Metals: The Next Big Thing?. Nicely written and photographed
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
September 23, 2009 (Source: Business Wire) - Molycorp Minerals, LLC announced today the formation of the Rare Earth Industry and Technology Association (“REITA”). REITA will function as an independent trade association dedicated to the establishment of a sustainable domestic Rare Earth industry and technology base to meet the growing need for Rare Earth materials and products for
September 22, 2009 (Source: CNW Group) - Rare Element Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: RES) (Rare Element or the Company) announces that the Company has completed the $3 million financing consisting of 1 million Units. The funds will be used to provide funding for the Companys rare-earths exploration program at the Bear Lodge Project in Wyoming and for general
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September 23, 2009 (Source: Marketwire) - Quest Uranium Corporation (TSX VENTURE:QUC) is pleased to report initial assay results from diamond drilling of the newly discovered B-Zone REE deposit (see Press Release : August 19, 2009, Figure1) has confirmed that the B-zone hosts significant resource potential over a minimum strike length of one km and over widths of
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
I’m not sure how many of you have seen Jack Lifton’s recent article posted on Seeking Alpha. It is entitled A Note To Institutional Investors On The Creation Of a New Security For Investing In Rare Metals New Production By Mining And By Recycling Industrial Process Scrap” and is a prelude to his upcoming presentation in Hong
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September 22, 2009 (Source: CBC) - Avalon Rare Metals Inc.s Thor Lake project near Yellowknife was given the Dene name of Nechalahcho on Monday, symbolizing a partnership between the mining company and the local First Nation. Nechalahcho — which means Long Point — was chosen for the site by elders from the Yellowknives Dene First Nation, who
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Monday, September 21, 2009
September 18, 2009 (Source: Resource Investor) The rare-earth sector enjoyed the strongest month yet in August since awakening in late April as media buzz about security of supply issues expanded into the mainstream. Even the New York Times has taken note through a Sept. 1, 2009 article (China Tightens Grip on Rare Minerals) that quotes prominent sector
Continue reading "MEDIA: Making sense of the emerging rare earth mania" »
Cities across the world are starting to painting themselves green… be it traffic lights in London or Philadelphia. Just recently, the City of New York (that’s right – the Big Apple) announced its partnership with the international non-governmental organization The Climate Group to conduct significant LED lighting pilot tests in two of the City’s iconic urban settings
Continue reading "BLOG: The Big (Green) Apple will always shine – just more efficiently" »
Saturday, September 19, 2009
NiMH1 --- Li-Ion 0 ...So? Rare Metalshold the keys to the car whichever wins in the nearer or long term. The trials, tribulations and saga around the car battery of choice for hybrid and all electric vehicles cars continue. Over the last couple of years, the mainstream media has been awash in reports of how automakers are
Continue reading "BLOG: Toyota Passes on Lithium-Ion Batteries for the Prius" »
Friday, September 18, 2009
September 18, 2009 (Source: Marketwire) - Saskatoon Saskatchewan and Troy Michigan - Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (TSX:V - “GWG”) is pleased to announce that its US-based, wholly-owned subsidiary, Great Western Technologies Inc, (“GWTI”) of Troy Michigan, has been awarded a US $110,000 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract to develop a set of aluminum-based high
September 18, 2009 (Source: Mining Weekly) - Plucked from obscurity owing to growing demand, the world’s 16 rare earth elements (REEs) are a bit of a conundrum. For one, they are not actually rare. They are found in much higher quantities and much greater concentration than precious metals such as gold or platinum. However, despite this, they
The Frankfurt Auto Show was the scene of the unveiling this week of Audi’s experimental battery powered R8 based “e-tron”. For those who know cars, the R8 cars are very high performance vehicles at the top of the Audi product list. Audi is relatively new to the electric car game; not 6 months ago the company had
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September 11, 2009 (Source: Resource Investor) - I haven’t been nearly as excited about the investment opportunities in a new sector as I am about rare earth metals at the current moment. Demand for rare metals has been exploding and few new mines are coming online in this geographically-concentrated sector. Rare earth elements or rare earth metals
Continue reading "MEDIA: How to invest in rare earth metals" »
Thursday, September 17, 2009
September 17, 2009 (Source: Marketwire) Avalon Rare Metals Inc. (the “Company” or “Avalon”) (AVL:TSX; AVARF:OTCQX) announced today that it has completed its previously announced private placement of special warrants and flow-through special warrants raising gross proceeds of $17,514,250, including the full underwriters’ option of $5,000,200. A total of $2,000,750 of the gross proceeds relates to the sale
September 17, 2009 (Source: Business Spectator) - Arafura Resources Ltd is set to receive almost $23 million from a Chinese group, with shareholders approving the rare metals explorers placement of shares, equivalent to 25 per cent of the company. Chinese group East China Mineral Exploration Development Bureaus (ECE) has also indicated it is interested in future joint
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Weve been talking a lot lately, about how we might accelerate the pace of development of the various rare earth resources present in North America. In my last article here, I also talked about the possible re-establishment of a Rare Earth Information Center to help that process along. Earlier today, a kind soul pointed me in the
From this lowly writer’s desk [Oh, how my wife loves when I play ‘cub reporter], The Rare Metal Blog offers its readership multi-dimensional perspectives on the subject of Rare Metals. What I mean by this is – it covers such topics are its sources and the development of such resources,their current applications and the science and engineering
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
September 16, 2009 (Source: Business Journal) MIRAMICHI - A week ago, Japanese automaker Toyota announced it had partnered with a Canadian mining firm to explore a plot of Bathurst-area soil for rare earth elements used in hybrid cars. Now, a Miramichi-based mining company hopes to get in on the action thanks to a recent discovery of its
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Kaiser Bottom-Fish Online, has recently launched a very useful and informativeRare Earth Resource Center, to view this site, click here. Below is an excerpt from the site: A TREO grade by itself is meaningless because the relative grade of the individual rare earths differs in each deposit, and even within different zones. The price of individual rare
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September 14, 2009 (Source: Avalon Rare Metals) On September 21st, 2009 the Yellowknives Dene First Nation (YKDFN) will host a ceremony to jointly celebrate the grand opening of the Chief Drygeese Government Building and Conference Centre in Dettah, NWT and the naming of Avalon Rare Metals’ (Avalon) rare earth elements project at Thor Lake, Northwest Territories (NWT).The
Monday, September 14, 2009
September 13, 2009 (Source: Seeking Alpha) - I haven’t been nearly as excited about the investment opportunities in a new sector as I am about rare earth metals at the current moment. Demand for rare metals has been exploding and few new mines are coming online in this geographically-concentrated sector. Rare earth elements or rare earth metals
Continue reading "MEDIA: Rare Earth Metals: How to Invest" »
It is October 1993 and I have just walked into Lab 11, the home of the University of Birminghams Applied Alloy Chemistry Group. I am here on my first day as a postgraduate research student, hoping to make some tiny contribution to the world of rare earth permanent magnet material development. This is the space in which
Sunday, September 13, 2009
The anouncementout of Nanasolar the other day has certainly caught of number of folks attention (refRMB blog posting Sept 11th). Chris Nelder, a noted commentator, in his piece titled New Modules Could Be the Cheapest in the World toThe Green Chip Review (Sept 11th), shares his thoughts with a bit of his personalaccount with the technology, having
Continue reading "BLOG: Solar's Game Changer - New Technology Ups the Ante" »
Friday, September 11, 2009
I just posted arelativelybrief overview to share some of thenames in the CIGS manufacturing world and thought Id check last nights e-mail, and wouldnt you know it -- another major announcment -- this one by Nanosolar. I understood things were cooking, the extent to which are well covered in Alexis Madrigals Sept 9th piece on Wired Science
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Unlike the base metals, the Rare Earths are not commodities. There isn’t an open exchange for these fundamentally important alloying elements, and prices are set in individual supply contracts. As such, rare metals are more like industrial minerals, where there is a very strong commercial relationship with consumers and suppliers. In this reality, suppliers really need to
Continue reading "BLOG: Flexible CIGS PV’s increasing capability" »
Thursday, September 10, 2009
September 9, 2009 (Source: Business Spectator) - A Chinese state-backed group is on the verge of doubling its stake to 25 per cent of Arafura Resources Ltd, which wants to develop one of the worlds largest rare earths mines to meet growing industrial demand, Arafura managing director Alistair Stephens said. Arafuras Nolans project is one of two
Continue reading "MEDIA: Arafura readies for China backing in rare earths" »
September 10, 2009 (Source: Marketwire) - Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (PINK SHEETS:GWMGF) (GWMG or the Company) announced today that it has consented, in accordance with the terms of such debentures, to the sale to third party purchasers of its existing secured convertible debentures originally issued on September 27, 2008, (the Debentures) having an aggregate
September 9, 2009 (Source: The Yomiuri Shimbun) - Both the public and private sectors have begun taking action to secure supplies of rare metals, which are essential materials in the manufacturing of parts for hybrid vehicles and other advanced high-tech products. The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry has signed contracts with three African countries to search for
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For those of you who have read about thin film solar technologies, which are based on the rare metals gallium and indium, but have never seen one of these panels or how they are tested… You are in luck. The US DOE’s National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) has produced a new video that provides an excellent overview
Sepember 9, 2009 (Source: The New York Times) - BANGALORE — China may lose its near-monopoly on producing so-called rare-earth metals used in hybrid cars and computer hard disks as a host of smaller Canadian companies develop fresh sources of supply over the coming years. The drive to open new mines comes as Beijing shows signs of
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Wednesday, September 09, 2009
September 9, 2009 (Source: The China Post)- Australia has delayed until October a decision on a Chinese firms US$400 million deal to fund Lynas Corp, owner of the worlds largest undeveloped deposit of rare earths, even as resource-hungry China expands its footprint in Australian mining.The review, extended for a second time, raises the prospect that Australia might
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September 9, 2009 (Source: CBC) - A Saskatchewan-based mining company has signed a letter of intent with Toyota to explore an area near Bathurst for elements used in hybrid vehicles. Saskatchewans Great Western Minerals Group is exploring the Benjamin River area for deposits of rare earth elements, which the company hopes can meet the growing demand for
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