Industrial Minerals


USGS report to Congress on rising 8% pa rare earths demand

07 June 2011

by Siobhan Lismore

US Congress is told it “can and must act,” in order to secure future US supply

Keywords: rare earths, RE, USGS, United States Geological Survey, RARE Act 2011, Resources Assessment of Rare Earths Act of 2011, US

The US Geological Survey (USGS) was called to give testimony to the Congress House Natural Resources Committee last week on rare earths scarcity and burgeoning demand.

In the testimony the body articulated that global rare earth demand was expected to rise by 8% each year, citing Molycorp’s 2010 annual results.

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