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• 2017 OCT

  Rare Earth Market

  Rare earth elements (REEs) have found themselves back on the list of materials to follow this year. Amongst many others, rare earth end-use applications range from polishing powders, phosphors, glass additives and lasers, to the automotive industry….
• 2017 MARCH

  Afghanistan's Rare Earth

  After more than a decade of war and nation building, members of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan are heading for the exits... However, the resources Afghanistan’s land holds copper, cobalt, iron, barite, sulfur….
• 2017 JULY

  Trump Finds Reason

  Washington - President Trump, searching for a reason to keep the United States in Afghanistan after 16 years of war, has latched on to a prospect that tantalized previous administrations: Afghanistan’s vast mineral wealth….
• 2017 SEPT

  Rare Earth Metals

  Rare earths are booming again as a clampdown on wildcat miners in China crimps supply in the world’s biggest producer while the clean energy boom bolsters their use in everything from electric vehicles to wind turbines….
• 2017 NOV

  Oaktree's Neo Performance

  Advanced materials producer Neo Performance Materials Inc., carved from the remains of bankrupt Molycorp Inc., is seeking to raise C$300 million ($235 million) in its initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter….
• 2017 JULY

  Rare-Earth Market

  Most people have no idea what’s in an iPhone. Yttrium and praseodymium don’t exactly roll off the tongue, but they’re part of what make smartphones so small, powerful, and bright. These exotic materials are among the planet’s 17 rare-earth elements….
• 2016 OCT

  Coal Byproducts

  Civilization as we know it wouldn’t exist without rare earth elements. No smartphones, LEDs wind turbines, or even car batteries. REEs, such as cerium and scandium, are scattered throughout the earth’s crust.