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October 2011 Updates To The TMR Advanced Rare-Earth Projects Index

by Gareth Hatch October 25, 2011

I have just updated the list of projects on the TMR Advanced Rare-Earth Projects Index, to reflect two new rare-earth mineral resource estimates, which were announced within the past month or so. I also made some other updates. The specifics: Geomega Resources Inc. (TSX.V:GMA) announced an NI-43-101-compliant mineral-resource estimate for its Montviel (Core Zone) project in Quebec, Canada, [...]

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New Metal Deposits Found At Rare Earth Mine

by Admin October 11, 2011

by Krista Zala – Technology Review – Published: October 11, 2011 The find could ease U.S. dependence on Chinese supply, but critics consider the announcement premature. Molycorp Minerals announced last week that it had found significant ore deposits of heavy rare earth elements near its mine in Mountain Pass, California, and could start production in [...]

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A Visit To Quest Rare Minerals’ Strange Lake & Misery Lake Projects

by Gareth Hatch October 10, 2011

In August I had the chance to join an analysts’ tour of Strange Lake, the rare-earth-element (REE) deposit owned by Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. (TSX.V:QRM, AMEX:QRM) and the company’s flagship project. While there we also had the opportunity to visit Misery Lake, another rare-earths project owned by Quest. The Strange Lake deposit is located close [...]

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Program Finalized For The TMR Rare Earths Boot Camp

by Admin October 6, 2011

Boy does time fly… we’re less than four weeks away from the TMR Rare Earths Boot Camp in Toronto, during October 31 – November 1, 2011. This two-day educational program features a world-class, independent expert faculty, who will draw from their decades of experience to teach the fundamentals of the rare-earths sector, at a level [...]

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Is This The Site Of Molycorp’s New Heavy Rare Earth Prospect?

by Gareth Hatch October 4, 2011

The rare-earths community has been all a-buzz these past 24 hours with news from Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE:MCP) that they are looking to develop a heavy rare-earth element (HREE) prospect in the USA. Things kicked off yesterday evening with the publication of an article by Keith Bradsher on the New York Times web site, titled “Molycorp Set [...]

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September 2011 Updates To The TMR Advanced Rare-Earth Projects Index

by Gareth Hatch September 26, 2011

Over the weekend I updated the list of projects on the TMR Advanced Rare-Earth Projects Index, to reflect not one but two new rare-earth mineral resource estimates, which were announced earlier this month. I also made some other updates. The specifics: Hastings Rare Metals Limited (ASX:HAS) announced a JORC-compliant mineral-resource estimate for its Hastings project in Australia, on September 8, 2011. [...]

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Every Good Geologist Knows That Grade Is King

by Admin September 7, 2011

Last week, Mickey Fulp, the “Mercenary Geologist”, published a piece on the topic of material grade for exploration projects. He has given us permission to reproduce an extract from that article. The second part can be read directly on Mickey’s Web site, via the link below. Your comments are welcome and can be posted below. [...]

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The Practical Realities Of The Rare-Earths Sector

by Gareth Hatch August 30, 2011

Since publishing the Critical Rare Earths report earlier this month, I’ve received plenty of feedback on its contents, and the approach that I took with it. I particularly appreciate the interest in, and coverage of the report by RareMetalBlog and REE World. I’ve had some great dialog with folks who don’t necessarily agree with some [...]

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The TMR Critical Rare Earths Report

by Gareth Hatch August 16, 2011

It’s been a few months in the making, but it’s finally here. Just a few days ago I put the finishing touches on a brand-new, 75-page report on the critical rare earths. Built with independent data from the ground up, the report features the following: Global supply projections for total rare earth oxides (TREOs), extending [...]

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Heavy Rare Earths In America, Crystal Balls & Brass Balls

by Jack Lifton August 4, 2011

Rare Element Resources (RER) (AMEX.REE) today issued a press release that makes very good reading for the American civilian and military industrial manufacturing sector. The company now joins Ucore Rare Metals (Ucore) (TSX.V:UCU) as having a high potential for producing the critical rare earths, dysprosium (Dy), terbium (Tb), europium (Eu), and neodymium (Nd) in commercial quantities. Additionally RER could [...]

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