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Posts from November 2009
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Monday, November 30, 2009
November 28, 2009 (Source: JoonAngDaily) - Korea plans to inject 300 billion won ($257.7 million) in the coming years to build up the country’s rare metal industry and develop processing technologies, government officials said yesterday. The plan calls for allocating resources vital to the development of 40 key smelting, refining and reprocessing technologies for 10 types of
Continue reading "MEDIA: Rare metals industry to get big boost from gov’t " »
Experts warn us the too much exposure to sunlight could damage the skin, but in an article posted on International Business Times (Nov 25th), it seems that ultra bright LED light exposure might actually help maintain healthy complexions. The ibtimes article notes that the “British company Lumie is launching a new handheld, LED device that acne sufferers
Continue reading "BLOG: LED lights brighten the complexion" »
Saturday, November 28, 2009
If Stew Cowans’ heads-up to me the other week is correct, and why shouldn’t he be, this is my 100th posting on the RareMetalBlog. As my mother used to say --Who would have ever thunk (…let SpellCheck find that word). As many of you have already sensed, I get a kick from interesting connections, and this week
Continue reading "BLOG: Coincidence? ... Not! (REEs pop up everywhere)" »
Let me ask what should be a pretty straightforward question: How many rare earth elements are there in the Periodic Table? Hmmm - apparently this question is not quite as simple to answer as we might think.Depending on who you ask these days, you could hear a number of different answers, each of them based on not
Continue reading "BLOG: Rare Earths Nomenclature: Time to Standardize?" »
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
A week or so ago, I got into a discussion with a colleague/friend of mine about the growing yet rapidly changing demand for rare earth phosphors… be they for CRT screens (down), LCD monitor (up) and white LEDs (skyrocketing). I had a reasonable sense of the numbers and trends, but my friend was quoting chapter and verse
Continue reading "BLOG: Chinese Production and Application of Rare Earth Phosphors" »
Jack Lifton and Great Western Minerals Executive Chairman Gary Billingsley discuss the Rare Earth Element sector, and Great Western Minerals progress in being a fully vertically integrated rare earth producer.
Continue reading "MEDIA: Great Western Minerals Featured at San Francisco Investment Conference" »
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
November 24, 2009 (Source: CNW) - Rare Element Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: RES) (Rare Element or the Company) has now signed the definitive agreement with VMS Ventures Inc. (VMS) to acquire the Eden Lake REE project in Manitoba, Canada. The TSX Venture Exchange has also approved the transaction and Rare Element is now in the process of issuing
Continue reading "NEWS: Rare Element Acquires Eden Lake REE Project" »
Monday, November 23, 2009
Last week, I had the opportunity to spend an hour in discussion with Ed Cowle, CEO of U.S. Rare Earths, Inc., and Jack Lifton, Founding Editor of The Jack Lifton Report and a consultant to U.S. Rare Earths. The discussion was prompted by an earlier post here at RareMetalBlog concerning the companys recent name change.The discussion was
Continue reading "BLOG: A Discussion with Jack Lifton & U.S. Rare Earth's Ed Cowle" »
November 23, 2009 (Source: Pro-active Investors) - Canada’s Great Western Minerals Group Ltd (TSX-V: GWG; OTCBB: GWMGF) said the new NI 43-101 technical report for its Hoidas Lake rare earth element project prepared by Barr Engineering Co has increased the overall resource estimate by 123 percent to 2.561 million tonnes from the previous 1.15 million tonnes. This
Friday, November 20, 2009
November 19, 2009 (Source: CNW) - Rare Element Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: RES) (Rare Element or the Company) announces that is has completed the preparation and filing of a Form 20F with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. This Form 20F is in addition to the blue-sky exemption that Rare Element currently maintains in the U.S., due
Continue reading "NEWS: Rare Element Files US SEC Registration Form 20F" »
Thursday, November 19, 2009
November 19, 2009 (Source: New Tang Dynasty) -Rare earths are a collection of 17 rare chemical elements in the periodic table. Every year, sales of these rare metals seem somewhat insignificant—adding up to less than $2 billion U.S. dollars—but without them, industries worth trillions of dollars would grind to a halt. A wide range of gadgets and
Continue reading "MEDIA: Rare Earths Shortage Expected by 2015 – Experts Gather in Hong Kong " »
November 19, 2009 (Source: Marketwire) -Avalon Rare Metals Inc. (TSX:AVL, OTCQX:AVARF) (“Avalon” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide an update on the advancement of the prefeasibility study (“PFS”) on the Nechalacho rare earth elements (“REE”) deposit at the Thor Lake Project, NWT and a progress report on the East Kemptville Tin-Indium project in Nova Scotia.The 2009
November 19, 2009 (Source: Marketwire) Quest Uranium Corporation (TSX VENTURE:QUC) is pleased to report that a new rare earth (REE) discovery has been made on its Misery Lake property, approximately 120 km south of the Corporations Strange Lake REE project area. A total of 73 grab samples were collected at Misery which ranged from trace to 8.56%
The following video from Reuters today, includes commentary and footage from the Rare Earths conference currently underway in Hong Kong: -- Gareth Hatch
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Novmeber 18, 2009 (Source: BBC World News) - Above ground, factories in China are churning out goods to be shipped around the world, below it, lies rare earth metals which are crucial to nearly every 21st century technology. Paul Mason reports on a rare commodity in hot demand. Please click here to view BBC segment with Jack
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Dyson? Dyson? -- Aren’t they the UK-based vacuum cleaner manufacturer… with those ads on TV that their roller-ball vacuum cleaner design that offers easier access and manoeuvrability? Correct! But Dyson, with its technical depth recently announced its “newly-developed motor prototype that can spin ten times faster than the Boeing 747 aircraft’s engine or five times as fast
Continue reading "Neodymium enables Dyson to introduce newest and fastest electrical motor" »
November 15, 2009 (Source: The Globe and Mail) - Nestled between titanium and chromium on the periodic table of the elements lies a little known metal that could make investors a lot of money if the stars continue to align. The element is vanadium, which youve probably never heard of, even though it surrounds you. It strengthens
Continue reading "MEDIA: Vanadium may prove to be an element of surprise " »
Monday, November 16, 2009
At this year’s CEATEC JAPAN 2009, the name derived from ‘Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies’, held in Japan October 6 – 10, 2009, Denmark-based Orkin Design and Japan’s Sony literally rolled-out its multi-touch laptop. These laptops keep getting thinner and lighter, but as Jeremy Hsu commented on his posting to popsci.com “some concept laptops take portable to
Continue reading "BLOG: Orkin Design and Sony Show off Roll-up Laptop -- WOW!" »
As noted in a short commentary on Brainicane1 a week or so ago “Even as some of the world moves into a future of unimaginably complex technology, many communities still lack the basic electrical infrastructure needed to power even simply electric devices like light bulbs.” Well, credit must go to Danish researcher Frederik Krebs, a senior scientist
Continue reading "BLOG: Printed Solar LEDs To Light Up Off-Grid African Villages" »
Over the past few days, Australias ABC Radio National broadcast not one, but two items on rare earth metals, to both of which I heartily recommend listening.The first piece aired on the ABC Radio National Breakfast program on Friday, and lasts a little over 6 minutes. Its an introductory piece to the longer program, but spends a
Continue reading "MEDIA: Rare Earths On The Radio Airwaves" »
Saturday, November 14, 2009
I noticed earlier today that Thorium Energy, Inc., owner of thorium and rare earth deposits in the Lemhi Pass of Idaho and Montana, changed names to US Rare Earths, Inc. at some point in the last month, andhas a new Web site at www.usrareearths.com.The name change is probably a reflection of the recent heightened interest in rare
Continue reading "BLOG: Thorium Energy, Inc. Has Become US Rare Earths, Inc." »
Friday, November 13, 2009
November 12, 2009 (Source: ABC News) - China provides more than 90 per cent of the rare-earth metals used in products from mobile phones and laptops to missile guidance systems, and the metals are now at the core of geo-political tensions involving both global trade and defence issues. In August there was a rumour that China was
Continue reading "MEDIA: Rare metals tensions about to get heavy" »
November 12, 2009 (Source: CNW) Neo Material Technologies Inc. (TSX: NEM) (the Company or Neo) today reported its financial results for the three-month period ending September 30, 2009. Unless otherwise specified, all currency amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Company reported revenues of $54.1 million, net income of
Continue reading "NEWS: Neo Material Technologies Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results" »
In keeping with the apparent theme presented by my esteemed RareMetalBlog colleague Ian London of rare earths as art, I present for your delectation and bemusement, the one and onlyTitanium Computer Mouse, with titanium metal cover, neodymium scroll wheel and laser sensor.Yes, you read that right folks; the scroll wheel is made out of neodymium, more usually
Continue reading "BLOG: Rare Earth Use #156: Mouse Scroll Wheel?" »
Thursday, November 12, 2009
A couple of weeks ago, I shared the opportunity that the Periodic Table could actually be bought…that is, in the form of a coffee table. I received several inquiries but I wasn’t taking order (if I had, my late uncle - a furniture retailer would have been proud). I am certainly not a maven when it comes
Continue reading "MEDIA: Interactive LED Coffee Table – The Ripple" »
Hot on the heels of Ian Londons earlier post on The Language of Wind Machines, I note that last weekend, Democrat US Senator Chuck Schumer of NY made headlines with his comments on a recent plan to fund a wind farm in Texas, using Federal stimulus money to pay for Chinese-built wind turbines. Rare metals commentator and
Continue reading "BLOG: Problems With Sourcing Rare Earths And Wind Turbines From China" »
Highlights: B-Zone drilling continues to expand the resource potential of the property and confirms the intimate association of the best mineralization with anomalous airborne geophysics Multiple, high-grade intersections of between 1.05% and 2.52% REE+Y over widths of 6.0 and 66.0 m characterize all holes drilled into the zone, within a larger, 92.0-135.2 m-thick, mineralized envelope grading between
I just attended a CleanTech investment seminar, during which (most appropriately) hosted apanel that addressed the raw material resources and supply chain that will be required to support the rapidly growing renewable energy sector. I say most appropriately as I’ve attended a slew of investment and industry seminars, from the end-use applications, the sub-component and raw material
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
In his commentary titled Think CIGS 2.0: The New Thin-Film Economy (posted on renewableenergyworld.com), Dr. Michael Bartholomeusz, the CEO of California-based CIGS manufacturing start-up Applied Quantum Technologiey (AQT) noted that “module prices plummeted and a large inventory build-up occurred due to a lack of project financing. However, on further reflection, it is clear that some of the
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
November 10, 2009 (Source: Slave River Journal) - In the NWT, with an economy largely based on mineral wealth, the end of gold mining days hit hard. Luckily, diamonds were found north of Yellowknife, and money and jobs flowed again. Now the possibility of the end of diamond mining in the territory looms, while the government struggles
November 10, 2009 (Source: Lynas) - Lynas Corporation Limited (ASX: LYC) is hosting two Investor Relations audio conference calls following the lodgement of the Quarterly Report for the period ending 30 September 2009. Please click on link below for details on how to access the conference calls and/or the audio webcast of the call. Investor Call -
Continue reading "NEWS: Lynas Corporation - Upcoming Investor Relations Call" »
November 9, 2009 (Source: Marketwire) - Great Western Minerals Group (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (PINK SHEETS:GWMGF) reports that, subject to regulatory approval, it has granted to officers, directors, consultants and all employees an aggregate of 7,825,000 options to acquire common shares of the Company. The options are exercisable into common shares of Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. at a
Continue reading "NEWS: Great Western Minerals Group Grants Options" »
As Jim Motavalli noted in his Oct 26th article Lithium-Ion Batteries Could be Too Expensive, MIT Team Says on BNET “By all appearances, battery-powered cars are ready for prime time. The list of companies planning to introduce new plug-in hybrids and electric battery cars in the next few years is long. Almost all of those vehicles will
Continue reading "BLOG: Lithium Battery Powered Cars – Still Getting Mixed Messages" »
Last week the Chinese publication The Peoples Daily Online published a short article called Overproduction of rare earth keeps prices low, which gives an interesting snap shot of at least semi-official thinking within the PRC, on this subject. The author says thatChina has no pricing right and discourse power in international markets. Chinas rare-earth has been sold
Continue reading "BLOG: Rare Earths - The View From China" »
Monday, November 09, 2009
Please click here to listen to Great Western Minerals Jim EngdahlsPresidents messageon Financial News. (Please note, interview starts 28 minutes through audio clip)
The world is certainly a big place, and at times there may be some of us who forget that CleanTech related subjects impact communities outside North America, China and Japan, and Western Europe. I came across the following article on EthioPlanet over the weekend. EthioPlanet News is a source for Ethiopian News topics (updated daily) and discussion
Continue reading "MEDIA: LED Technology Reaches Out Everywhere" »
November 9, 2009 (Source: Ivanhoe) -Estimate Incorporates Only 115 of a Total 160 Drill Holes Little Wizard and Recent Deeper Eastern Drilling not Included MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - Peter Reeve, Chief Executive Officer, of Ivanhoe Australia Limited (IAL), announced today that an Independent NI 43-101 Mineral Resource estimate, released by Ivanhoe Mines, has confirmed the companys Merlin Project,
Friday, November 06, 2009
Our friend Graeme Irvine, author of the London Irvine Report alerted us to the news item in yesterday’s Der Spiegel on rare earths. Germany is a leader in green issues including energy from solar and wind sources. There is concern being voiced in that country about supply of strategic metals. The article written by Alexander Jung and
Continue reading "MEDIA: German Industries Concerned About Supply of REE" »
“Professor Colin Humphreys of the University of Cambridge has seen the light. By growing gallium nitride LEDs on silicon wafers rather than expensive sapphire, hes planning to put compact fluorescent lamps into the shade. A next-generation LED production technology will eventually see todays compact fluorescents going the same way as Thomas Edisons incandescent bulbs.”... or so notesMichael
Continue reading "MEDIA: Researchers see the light on a new generation of LED lamps" »
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Weve heard much in the past 12-18 months about the very real possibility of there being a shortfall, in a few years, in the supply of certain rare earth elements to companies and countries outside of China. In particular, heavy rare earth elements [HREEs] such as dysprosium are already subject to discussion and scrutiny for restrictions in
Continue reading "BLOG: Tackling The Rare Metals Shortage: Can We Learn From The Japanese?" »
November 4, 2009 (Source: Marketwire) - HUDSON RESOURCES INC. (Hudson) (TSX VENTURE:HUD) is pleased to report that drill results from the companys 2009 exploration program at the Sarfartoq Rare Earth Element (REE) Project in western Greenland confirm the potential of a major new REE discovery. Nine drill holes totaling 1,331 metres of reconnaissance drilling were completed in
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Where there is intellectual capital, academic capacity, and economic and environmental drivers… there will be the will and the way. And the magnet sector and its growing number of applications are not immune. In an article posted last week by Tracey Bryant of the University of Deleware (‘UD’) announced that UD “has been awarded a $4.4 million
Continue reading "BLOG: University of Delaware leads $4.4M to develop next-generation magnets" »
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
If you have a taste for fine foods and for mushrooms, chances are youve enjoyed some delicious chanterelle mushrooms (hopefully in a simple marsala reduced cream and butter sauce over freshly made pasta, yummy!). Now you can enjoy your meal knowing youre also eating neodymium, amongst other metals and minerals. Researchers from the University of Castilla-La Mancha
November 2, 2009 (Source:Metal-Pages) -China should use its reserves of foreign currency to buy rare earths for stockpiling in a bid to protect strategic resources, said a senior Chinese researcher on rare earths. “I hope the Chinese government can invest about $ 1 billion to buy rare earths and thorium for stockpiling as China presently has sufficient
Continue reading "MEDIA: Chinese rare earth expert calls for immediate stockpiling" »
Monday, November 02, 2009
November 2, 2009 (Source: Marketwire) - Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (PINK SHEETS:GWMGF) (GWMG or the Company) is pleased to announce that the Honourable Bill McKnight has joined the board of directors of the Company, subject to approval by the TSX Venture Exchange. Mr. McKnight served Canada as a Member of Parliament for fourteen years,
Sunday, November 01, 2009
As I mentioned elsewhere earlier this year, the US National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 contained language that required that the Federal government look atthe role of rare earth materials in the US defense supply chain. Earlier this week, President Obama signed this bill into law as Public Law 111-84. Section 843 of the law
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