The Zhejiang Provincial First Geological Team has discovered a mammoth scandium-polymetallic deposit in northwestern Zhejiang that has proven scandium reserves of 70 tons worth about RMB70 billion

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is planning for the future availability of rare earth elements, focusing only on their growing role in clean energy technologies such as magnets used in wind turbines and hybrid electric vehicles. As with other critical materi...

The rare earth market has been dominated by China, and more importantly, the changes to China’s mining and export policy. During 2010, the fierce

Merger and acquisition activity in the rare earth elements sector could become a “front and centre theme”, Mackie Research analyst Matt Gowing said on Monday.

The Korean government is making moves to secure its share of natural resources.

China is willing to cooperate with Japan in developing alternatives of rare earth, Commerce Minister Chen Deming said Monday.

According to report of Reuters, Toyota Tsusho said the company will set up a rare earth processing plant in India and deliver xxx to xxx tons per year to Japan starting 2012.

Molycorp has entered into a five-year agreement to supply rare earth products to W.R. Grace. The contract can be extended at Grace’s option for an additional three years.