Industrial Minerals


Chile’s Molymet acquires 13% of Molycorp for $390m

01 February 2012

by Mark Watts

Investment from molybdenum and rhenium group to fund vertical integration

Keywords: Molycorp, Molymet, Molibdenos y Metales, Chile, rare earths, molybdenum, rhenium

US rare earths group Molycorp Inc. has agreed to sell 13% of its shares to Chile-based Molibdenos y Metales SA (Molymet) to raise around $390m.

The investment...