Call for more public consultation on Jamaica's rare earth elements pilot plant

The planned construction of a pilot plant to process rare earth minerals in one of the most sought after green areas of the capital city will go ahead despite opposition from environmental advocates who insist that there must be public consultation.

Japan Looking at Mining Rare Earth Elements from Seabed

Researchers at the University of Tokyo claim to have discovered rich deposits of rare earth elements off the coast of a chain of islands to the south of the capital city.

New Company aims to extract Rare Earth Metals from Coal Fly Ash

Neumann Systems Group has another plan to make coal-fired power plants more environmentally friendly.
In the end, that plan could equal 250 high-tech jobs, $400 million in construction projects and $150 million in sales.

Old airplanes find an afterlife as recycled rare earth metal resource

Aircraft makers are increasingly turning to retired airplanes as a source of metals and other materials that can be recycled, possibly to fly again in new generations of aircraft.

Rare Earth Metal recycling essential to electronics future

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The U.S. Department of Energy Ames Laboratory has been working to improve the recycling process for rare earth metals, which are important for energy technology across the world.

Japan aims for half of rare earth metals supplies from outside China

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Japan is to diversify its sources of rare earth metals away from China and expects to get half its supplies of the elements from countries other than China from the middle of next year, Trade Minister Yukio Edano said on Monday.

London Commodity Markets takes a closer look at China

Although the geographical size of China is perhaps not that difficult for North Americans to appreciate, their population is another matter. As China has become the second-largest economy in the world, it is without question transformed into an enormous force in the world’s commodity markets; so much so, in fact, that the recent commodity supercycle is now generally seen as a byproduct of China’s emergence.

Rare Earth Miner Solo International begin prospecting in Quebec

Solo International an exploration and development mining company with a focus on deposits of rare earth metals and rare earth elements, has completed its initial survey which consisted of prospecting and locating historic apatite mine sites and sampling of the mine sites located.
 

London Commodity Markets News - Quest for Rare Earth Elements

Rare Earth Elements miner Quest Rare Minerals

Quest Rare Minerals is a well-funded Canadian-based mineral exploration and development company focused on the discovery and development of world-class Rare Earth Element (REE) deposits at its two prospective rare earth element properties located in Québec and Newfoundland, both some of the best mining jurisdictions in the world.

London Commodity Markets - India to sign rare earth metals pact with Japan

Manmohan Singh

(Times of India) NEW DELHI: Rare earth metals is the next big thing. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to sign an inter-governmental agreement with Japan if he travels to Tokyo in November. The umbrella pact is expected to start in earnest joint development of rare earths metals in India. Also as a strategic move, it brings Japan even closer to India, becoming what Singh calls a "transformational" relationship. Japan's internal politics and its election schedules, have, as a result, become a matter of deep interest in the Indian government. The only thing that could delay a PM trip is an election in Japan.But notwithstanding frequent political changes in Japan, Singh has insisted on meeting every Japanese leader because he believes the Japan relationship to be bigger than the current party in power.

Brazil starting to see the possibilities in the rare earth metals market

Brazil is aiming to take a larger slice of the rare earth metals markets of which almost 95% of is currently dominated by the Chinese, and as the export quotas newly imposed by China start to choke of supply and push up the prices for rare earth metals, specifically the group known as HREE (heavy rare earth elements) which are essential for the manufacture of a variety of high tech products from smart phones to high tech medical equipment, companies that manufacture these goods are looking to stabilise supply and so keep prices in control.

Rare Earth Metals News - Malaysian court puts licence on hold for Lynas rare earth plant

A Malaysian high court put on hold until Oct. 4 a temporary operating licence granted to Lynas Corp Ltd's controversial rare earth plant near the eastern city of Kuantan, prompting an 8 percent fall in the Australian firm's shares on Tuesday.

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