Rare earths latest news

• December 2013

  Price Briefing 13 – 19 December

  19 December 2013

  Disappointing end to 2013 for graphite and fluorspar; iodine and rare earths steady

• Rare earths prices level off ahead of New Year

  18 December 2013

  Decline in values halts temporarily as China reins in exports for 2014

• Baoutou Steel fails to qualify for China’s 2014 rare earth quota

  17 December 2013

  Environmental issues at production facilities bar company from receiving allocation

• China cuts rare earths export quota for 2014

  13 December 2013

  Reduction attributed to falling prices; analysts say focus is on heavy minerals

• IM Rare Earths News in Brief 7 – 13 December

  13 December 2013

  Tasman and Flinders discuss merger; Ganzhou Rare Earth accused of insider trading

• Price briefing 29 November – 6 December

  06 December 2013

  Mines & Money meets in London; industry remains hopeful of 2014 uptick

• IM Rare Earths News in Brief 30 November – 6 December

  06 December 2013

  SRE tap world’s largest rare earths deposit; China moves on quotas and consolidation

• China searches for rare earths on the Moon

  03 December 2013

  Land rover Yutu will collect rock samples for analysis; current mining too costly

• Matamec Q3 results impacted by rare earths downturn

  03 December 2013

  Company records reduced earnings; looks to progress Kipawa project

• Comment: Will mining companies face a challenging 2014?

  03 December 2013

  Deloitte report suggests rising costs, falling commodity prices on the horizon

• November 2013

  IM Rare Earths News in Brief 23 – 29 November

  29 November 2013

  Stans counts costs of Kyrgyzstan legal wrangle; protestors occupy Lynas’ HQ

• Battery minerals infographic

  26 November 2013

  Powering ahead - lithium-ion batteries

• UN urges Africa to secure better deals from mining companies

  22 November 2013

  Tax incentives possible; countries plan new legislative proposals

• IM Rare Earths News in Brief 16 – 22 November

  22 November 2013

  Samsung to investigate rare earth alternatives; EU highlights dysprosium supply risk

• Video: Mosaic’s acquisition; Rio Tinto’s ilmenite suspension

  21 November 2013

  Technical problems at RHI’s Norwegian magnesia plant; WTO rare earths ruling

• RE13: Russian-Kazak tolling contract paves way for rare earths

  18 November 2013

  Solikamsk, lrtysh Rare Earth and Rostec plan to bring projects online within five years

• Molycorp: Long term contracts will be the future for rare earths

  18 November 2013

  “Lessons from the trenches” suggest confidence will return to market, CEO tells IM

• IM Rare Earths News in Brief 9 – 15 November

  15 November 2013

  Canada government backs rare earths; GWMG ups Steenkampskraal resource

• RE13: Rare earths demand in Japan boosted by polishing

  13 November 2013

  Dysprosium use will fall off, demand expected to tail down

• Rare Earths News in Brief 2 – 8 November

  08 November 2013

  Avalon given go ahead for Nechalacho; Chinese internal trading platform trialled

• Molycorp posts Q3 net loss as rare earths prices stay low

  08 November 2013

  Prices and demand up on second quarter; sales target met

• Norwegian scientists receive EU funding to develop rare earths

  07 November 2013

  Grant will be used to increase the availability of rare earths materials from waste

• Rare earths prices pause after October slide

  04 November 2013

  Values fall 15% on average in last month; light minerals still weak

• Rare Earths News in Brief 25 October – 1 November

  01 November 2013

  Stans Energy seeks damages from Kyrgyzstan; Greenland relaxes rules