Industrial Minerals


IM Global Rare Earths Roundup – 27 May-3 June

03 June 2011

by Mark Watts

Great Western to complete Rareco acquisition; Rhodia eyes exploration

Keywords: rare earths, Great Western Minerals, Molycorp, Galaxy, Rhodia

Great Western Minerals Group (GWMG) is exercising its right to acquire all the shares in its former joint-venture partner Rare Earth Extraction Co. (Rareco), having already acquired a 93.1% stake.

The two groups were jointly developing the Steenkampskraal rare earth mine in South Africa’s Western Cape.

“Moving to acquire 100% of Rareco furthers our company’s ability to execute its fast track schedule for the Steenkampskraal property,” said GWMG’s CEO Jim Engdahl....