Industrial Minerals


Molycorp partners DOE lab to develop rare earth magnets

01 April 2011

by Jack Elliott

US group cooperates with Ames Laboratory to “re-energise” applied rare earth research

Keywords: Molycorp, rare earths, magnets, neodymium, Department of Energy, DOE, Ames Laboratory

US rare earths group Molycorp Inc. has entered an agreement with the US Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory to develop and create rare earth permanent magnets.

The partners will combine to develop new methods to create commercial-grade rare earth magnets in the US as part of their plans to incorporate new...