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Posts from November 2010
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
The RareMetalBlogTeamhas been posting so many blogs, news and media updates; not too mention video and audio links in the last 24hrs that we thought we would create a quicklist with links for ease so that you can stay on top of the action. The highlights are written so your may copy and paste into your respective
Continue reading "RMB 24HR ALERT: STANS, CACHE, TASMAN, UCORE, GWG, IBC & DACHA Announce News." »
November 30, 2010 (Source: TheNewswire) -- Mr. George A. Brown, President of Cache Exploration Inc. (TSX-V: CAY), is pleased to announce that Cache has closed, subject to final regulatory approval, a private placement of 1,000,000 flow-through units at a price of $0.35 per unit to raise gross proceeds of $350,000. Each flow-through unit consists of one flow-through
Continue reading "Cache Closes $350,000 Private Placement" »
November 30, 2010 (Source: MetalMiner) -- The “Rare Earth Metal Scare” if we can agree to call it that, has lit a fire under some Japanese global corporations when it comes to securing raw material supply. The ‘alleged’ rare earth export ban from China has put at least two Asian countries in high gear to kick-start a
Continue reading "Japanese OEMs Make a Play For Canadian Rare Earth Mining Firms" »
November 30, 2010 (Source: Business Wire) -- Stans Energy Corp (TSX-V: RUU) (‘Stans’ or the ‘Company’) has retained Kazakhstan Mineral Company (KMC) to complete an Australian Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) compliant Resource Estimate for its Kalesay Beryllium deposit, with an expected completion date of March, 2011. The Company owns a mining licence for the Kalesay Beryllium
November 30, 2010 (Source: Canada Newswire) -- Tasman Metals Ltd. (Tasman) TSXV - TSM; Frankfurt - T61; Pinksheets - TASXF). Mr Mark Saxon, President CEO, is pleased to announce the first NI 43-101 compliant independent resource estimate for the Companys 100% owned Norra Karr rare earth element (REE) - zirconium (Zr) project in Sweden. The resource estimate
November 30, 2010 -- Due to increased interest in the Great Western Minerals Group story and the Rare Earth Sector in general, Stone Communications will be conducting a conference call and web event with GWG’s CEO, Jim Engdahl. Subject: Corporate Update and Development Strategy Date Times: Tuesday December 7th, 2010 10:00 AM (EST)REGISTER HERE Tuesday December 7th,
Continue reading "GWG - Web Event & Conference Call Invitation" »
November 30, 2010(Source: Marketwire) -- Ucore Rare Metals Inc (TSX VENTURE:UCU) (Ucore or the Company) is pleased to release initial assay results from Ucores 2010 Field Program at the Bokan-Dotson Ridge rare earth project in southeast Alaska (Bokan). The Field Program, comprised of extensive surface trenching and channel sampling, was undertaken to supplement subsurface drilling, and to
November 30, 2010 (Source: Marketwire) -- IBC Advanced Alloys Corp. (TSX.V:IB) (IBC or the Company) today reported its financial results for the three-month period ending September 30, 2010. All currency amounts are expressed in US dollars. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, the Company reported revenues of $5.66 million, up 119% from the same period
Continue reading "IBC Advanced Alloys Reports First Quarter 2011 Financial Results" »
According to the Energy Department, the technology has a lot of market potential and environmental benefits. It can help utilities avoid downtime and thereby save billions in repairs and lost opportunities while also allowing such companies to sell blocks of peak power at premium prices. Environmentally, it will facilitate the development of more wind and solar power
Continue reading "The London REE Report: Energy Storage Update." »
Monday, November 29, 2010
Would like to thank our Australian sources for sending us the Rare Earth Round Table Discussionrecorded on November 19, 2010.The Rare Earth Round Table discussion involves Ian Chalmers (Alkane), Nick Curtis (Lynas Corporation), Wesley Legrand (Grand Private Equities) andGavin Lockyer (Arafura) and An outstanding discussion between Australian leaders in the rare earth industry, we have a new
Continue reading "Australian Rare Earth Round Table Discussion." »
Rare Earth Round Table Discussion-- The Rare Earth Round Table discussion involves Nick Curtis (Lynas Corporation), Wesley Legrand (Grand Private Equities), Gavin Lockyer (Arafura) and Ian Chalmers (Alkane).An outstanding discussion between Australian leaders in the rare earth industry.
Continue reading "Rare Earth Round Table Discussion - Lynas, Alkane & Arafura" »
November 21, 2010 (Source: Youtube AlJazeera English Talk)
November 29, 2010 (Source: Marketwire) -- Dacha Strategic Metals Inc. (Dacha or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:DSM)(OTCQX:DCHAF) is pleased to report the trade of 70,000 kilograms (70 metric tonnes) of Heavy Rare Earth Elements. Dacha is an investment company focused on the acquisition, storage and trading of strategic metals with a primary focus on Heavy Rare Earth Elements.
Continue reading "Dacha Continues to Demonstrate Its Unique Rare Earth Business Model" »
November 26, 2010 -- Vancouver, Canada (Source: Canada Newswire) -- Tasman Metals Ltd. (Tasman or the Company) TSXV - TSM; Frankfurt - T61 - Pink Sheets - TASXF. Mr Mark Saxon, President CEO, announces that all documentation has been received and filing made with the TSX Venture Exchange to obtain final approval for closing of the second
Not only are they environmentally friendly, but the vans could deliver longer term cost benefits and their quietness makes them perfect for working in residential areas Last week one of the UK’s biggest commercial fleet operators announced that it is to test out the viability of switching to operating much of its fleet of small trucks and
Continue reading "The London REE Report: Another Commercial EV test." »
Sunday, November 28, 2010
In late October, I picked up a copy of The Nikkei Weekly in Tokyo. The story bannered over the front page was all about rare earths. It was also on the front or early pages of other English-language papers including The Daily Yomiuri and The Japan Times. Australia’s financial press has been running a host of rare
On flight home from a US Thanksgiving in Seattle, I also attended the San Francisco Hard Asset Investment Conference for a 5-day long weekend interspersed with a fine bottle of wine with Saturdays dinner at Chaya. Jim Dines, Rick Rule, John Nadler and yes – Mickey or “the Mercenary” were in fine form as were many in
If built, Azimuts wind turbine will be significantly larger than any wind turbine currently planned. US firm Clipper Windpower tops the league at the moment, with plans to build the 10MW Britannia offshore machine in the North East of England, although it is thought that the company is unlikely to deliver a commercial turbine from the project
Continue reading "The London REE Report: Wind – Bigger Turbines." »
Friday, November 26, 2010
November 26, 2010 (Source: Korea Joongang Daily) -- Korea and Japan have agreed to boost their cooperation in securing rare earth elements, key ingredients of their high-tech export items, officials said yesterday. The move came after China, which produces 97 percent of global supplies, recently cut outbound shipments following a territorial dispute with Japan. The Ministry of
November 24, 2010 (Source: Cache Exploration) -- Mr. George A. Brown, President of Cache Exploration Inc. (TSX-V: CAY), is pleased to announce that Cache has received subscriptions for a private placement of up to 1,000,000 flow-through units at a price of $0.35 per unit to raise gross proceeds of $350,000. Each flow-through unit will consist of one
Continue reading "Cache Announces $350,000 Private Placement" »
The electrification of a vehicle requires new concepts in vehicle architecture and body construction in order to exploit the potential of the new emission-free drive system to optimum effect. With the revolutionary LifeDrive concept, the BMW Group engineers are developing the car’s architecture from scratch and adapting it to the demands and conditions of future mobility. The
Continue reading "The London REE Report: BMW’s EV Approach. China Blinks?" »
Thursday, November 25, 2010
November 25, 2010 -- Berlin, Germany(Source: New York Times) -- The European Commission intends to propose pursuing more bilateral trade agreements and investing in infrastructure in Africa as a means to increase alternative sources of rare earth metals, hoping to break China’s dominance of the market for the strategic minerals. The measures are outlined in a strategy
Continue reading "E.U. Seeks Strategy to Reduce Reliance on China for Rare Earths" »
November 25, 2010 (Source: Wall Street Journal) -- In October 2001, Nick Curtis, a long-time metals trader just recently home to Sydney after 10 years in China. And he laid a $12 million bet on the future of a pair of increasingly useful metallic elements, lanthanides and yttrium. That $12m was the price Curtiss very, very junior
Continue reading "Persistence pays for Curtis with rare earth bonanza" »
November 25, 2010 (Source: Reuters) -- China may be willing to soften the impact of its cuts in exports of rare earth elements on firms around the world that depend on them to make high-tech and defence products, EU-based diplomats said on Thursday. China controls more than 95 percent of global rare earth supplies, giving it a
Continue reading "China ready for dialogue on rare earths diplomats" »
November 25, 2010 -- Quebec City, QC(Source: Marketwire) -- Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:QRM) is proud to announce that it has been selected by the Quebec Mineral Exploration Association as its 2010 Prospector of the Year, in recognition of the importance of the deposit found on the Lake Strange property in northeastern Quebec. The breadth of
Continue reading "Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. Named 2010 Prospector of the Year" »
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
November 24, 2010 -- Toronto, ON (Source: The Newswire) -- Mr. George A. Brown, President of Cache Exploration Inc. (TSX-V: CAY), is pleased to provide an update on the exploration program at the 262 claim Welsford REE (rare earth element) Properties in New Brunswick. Dr. David Lentz, P.Geo., is a Qualified Person as described in National Instrument
Continue reading "Cache To Commence Drilling At The Welsford REE Properties" »
November 24 (Source: PR-Newswire) -- Commerce Resources Corp. (TSXv:CCE; FSE:D7H; OTCQX:CMRZF) (the Company or Commerce) is pleased to announce that the Companys common shares commenced trading today on the OTCQX in the United States under the ticker symbol CMRZF. We are pleased to be able to provide our current and potential U.S. investors an improved platform to
Continue reading "Commerce Resources Corp. Lists on OTCQX Market in the USA" »
November 24, 2010 Vancouver, BC (Source: Digital Journal) -- Forum Uranium Corp. (TSX VENTURE:FDC) Highlights *Two prospective zones found within large 8x10 km intrusive complex *Wide spaced sampling averages 0.42% to 0.56% TREO *Further surface work will focus on higher grade areas where grades of 1% to 7.4% TREO have been discovered *Plans for drilling next summer
Continue reading "Rare Earth Potential Confirmed on Forum's North Thelon Project" »
November 24, 2010 (Source: Wall Street Journal) -- Commodities trader Sojitz Corp. will form a partnership with Australias Lynas Corp. to supply rare-earth metals to Japan, as the country steps up its efforts to diversify where it procures the essential material away from main source China. The major Japanese trading house will distribute 80,000 to 90,000 tons
Continue reading "Lynas, Sojitz to Distribute Rare Earths in Japan" »
November 23, 2010 (Source: Marketwire) -- Pinetree Capital Ltd.(CA:PNP), announces that on November 22, 2010, it acquired ownership of 500,000 common shares (Common Shares) and 250,000 common share purchase warrants (the Warrants) of Rare Earth Metals Inc. (Rare Earth). Each Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common share of Rare Earth at a price of $0.60
Continue reading "Pinetree Capital Ltd. Acquires Securities of Rare Earth Metals Inc." »
November 24, 2010 (Source: AAP, with Reuters) -- Lynas Corporation Ltd says it is will secure up to $US250 million ($A257.41 million) in funding with the help of a major Japanese trading house to expand production and ensure additional supplies of rare earth products for the Japanese market. Lynas, a minerals explorer and developer, and trading house
November 24, 2010 (Source: BBC-News) -- China has begun exporting rare earths to Japan after a two-month suspension due to a territorial row. Japans trade minister confirmed that shipments of the minerals, vital for making a number of hi-tech products, started this week. The halt in rare earth exports came after Japans navy arrested a Chinese fishing
Continue reading "China resumes rare earth exports to Japan" »
Japan is looking to trade pacts to pull its economy out of nearly two decades of stagnation, and recently announced plans to start consultations on joining negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. That multilateral free-trade pact aims to integrate Asia-Pacific economies, including the U.S., Singapore, Chile, Australia and Peru, along with Malaysia, New Zealand, Brunei and Vietnam. In
Continue reading "The London REE Report: The Wizard of Oz." »
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
November 23, 2010 (Source: WSJ) -- Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd vowed Tuesday to clear the way for the long-term supply of the countrys rare-earth metals to Japan amid supply worries surrounding China, the worlds biggest producer of the metals. Australia stands ready to be a long-term, secure, reliable supplier of rare earths to the Japanese economy,
Continue reading "Australia Commits Rare-Earth Supply to Japan" »
November 23, 2010 -- Toronto, ON(Source: Marketwire) -- Dacha Strategic Metals Inc. (Dacha or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:DSM)(OTCQX:DCHAF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Jihong Gan to the position of Manager, Contracts and Administration. Ms. Gan is an accomplished administrator with a specialization in East Asian languages. Ms. Gan has a Bachelor of Arts (Major:
Mark A. Smith, president and chief executive officer of Molycorp Inc., owner of the worlds largest non-Chinese deposit of rare-earth metals, talks about demand for the minerals. Rare-earth prices have jumped after China, the source of more than 90 percent of worldwide supplies, cut its second-half export quota. Smith speaks from Denver, Colorado, with Susan Li on
Continue reading "China's Rare Earth Exports Dropped 77% in October After Export Quota Cut" »
November 22, 2010 -- Thunder Bay, ON(Source: Marketwire) -- Rare Earth Metals Inc. (Rare Earth Metals, RA, REM or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:RA) announces that the TSX-Venture Exchange has accepted for filing documentation with respect to the closing of the first tranche of its non-brokered private placement previously announced on October 27, November 1 and November 10,
November 23, 2010 -- Saskatoon, SK (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company)(TSX VENTURE:GWG)(OTCQX:GWMGF) announces the appointment of Jim Davidson as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Davidson was, most recently, Chief Financial Officer with Athabasca Potash Inc. where he managed all financial and administrative functions of the company including governance,
Continue reading "Great Western Minerals Group Appoints Chief Financial Officer" »
November 23, 2010 -- Toronto, ON(Source: Marketwire) -- Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:QRM) is pleased to announce that it has engaged Mr.Reno Pressacco to become the Corporations Vice-President, Operations. Mr.Pressacco will officially join Quest on December6, 2010. RenoPressacco, a Masters of Science graduate from McGill University, is a Professional Geologist with more than 24 years of
Continue reading "Quest Rare Minerals Hires Reno Pressacco as Vice-President, Operations" »
The twin Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are the largest contributors to air pollution in the South Coast Basin. Diesel pollution in particular can have devastating health impacts, including cancer and a host of respiratory and cardiovascular ailments. And the cities are Long Beach California and Hamburg Germany. Each in very different ways are engaged
Continue reading "The London REE Report: A Tale of Two Cities" »
There’s about 10 million contained tonnes of rare earths lying in just one mine in Australia - but whether they will ever extracted is in doubt. Welcome to Australia’s forgotten rare earth deposits. Memories were jogged by the recently issued 96-page US Geological Survey report, The Principle Rare Earth Elements Deposits of the United States. The main
Monday, November 22, 2010
November 23, 2010 -- (Source: Alkane Resources) -- The following presentation is to be delivered in Sydney and Melbourne to the Symposium Resources Roadshow. Click here to read. http://www.alkane.com.au/presentations/pdf/20101123.pdf
November 22, 2010 -- Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. (TSX-V : QRM) is pleased to be presenting at the Quebec Exploration 2010 Conference on Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010 at 9:45am in the Salon Laval at the Chateau Frontenac. The presentation will be part of a forum organized by SIDEX on advanced exploration projects in rare and strategic metals
Continue reading "Quest Rare Minerals Presenting at the Quebec Exploration 2010 Conference " »
November 21, 2010 (Source: PetroleumNews) -- The swift development of Ucore Rare Metals Inc.’s Bokan-Dotson Ridge deposit in Southeast Alaska is vital to providing the United States with a domestic supply of critical rare earth elements. This is the message world-renown REE expert Jack Lifton delivered to attendees of the Alaska Miners Association 2010 annual convention in
November 9, 2010 (Source: Macleans) -- In the world of prized metals, dysprosium lacked a certain star power. It lies deep in the so-called f-block of the periodic table—that free-floating part near the bottom you never used in high school chemistry—along with the other so-called rare-earth elements with tongue-twisting names like neodymium and lutetium. No one ever
November 22, 2010 (Source: NYT) -- Sharply raising the stakes in a dispute over Japan’s detention of a Chinese fishing trawler captain, the Chinese government has blocked exports to Japan of a crucial category of minerals used in products like hybrid cars, wind turbines and guided missiles. Chinese customs officials are halting shipments to Japan of so-called
Continue reading "Amid Tension, China Blocks Crucial Exports to Japan" »
November 22, 2010 -- Saskatoon, SK(Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company), (TSX VENTURE:GWG)(OTCQX:GWMGF) announces that it has delivered a notice (the Notice) to the board of directors of Rare Earth Extraction Co. Ltd. (Rareco) confirming its intention to make an all-cash offer (the Offer) to the registered shareholders of Rareco to
November 22, 2010 -- ThunderBay(Source: Marketwire) -- Rare Earth Metals Inc (Rare Earth Metals, RA or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:RA) is pleased to report that results have been received from an additional 167 prospect samples collected from various locations within the Companys Red Wine Property in central Labrador. These new results include values up to 11.9% total
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