Industrial Minerals


Lynas welcomes retreat in rare earth prices

30 November 2011

by Mark Watts

Reasonable prices will create sustainable demand growth, chairman says

Keywords: Lynas, rare earths, rare earth prices, Mount Weld

The chairman of Lynas Corp. has welcomed the retreat in prices for rare earths, saying more sustainable levels will help create demand in the long term.

Rare earths prices surged in the year leading up to August 2011, in some cases to over 10 times above historical levels, but have since started to decline.

“Prices...