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  1. forum rang 10 voda 25 april 2013 17:19
    Victory Mines continues rare earth nickel and copper exploration in WA

    Proactive Investors reported that Victory Mines has completed an auger geochemical surveys at its Jungle Well and Laverton projects in Western Australia and will soon start a VTEM survey over the Clara Hills project.

    The company collected 641 samples at Jungle well and 1,239 samples at Laverton. At Jungle Well, the sampling covered the entire length of the structure which contains the Redlings 1, 2 and 3 prospects though the most southerly line could not be sampled because of heavy rain.

    The Redlings 3 prospect is where results of up to 12.8% total Rare Earth Oxides have been obtained from what is understood to be an ultramafic intrusive.

    The Laverton sampling covered the major structural features as well as associated splays. Victory is the operator of the Jungle Well and Laverton JV, in which it holds 70% interests.

    The company has also scheduled an airborne VTEM geophysical survey commencing May 15th 2013 over the Clara Hills project.

    This will define electromagnetic conductors within the Ruins Dolerite unit the same unit from which the very encouraging reverse circulation drill results from the Company’s maiden drilling program were made.

    Reverse circulation drilling at tested 2 electromagnetic targets as well as the area immediately below the Jacks Hill gossan.

    Notable intercepts were 42 metres at 0.22% nickel from 14 metres including 5 metres at 0.39% nickel from 38 metres and 24 metres at 0.25% nickel from 63 metres including 6 metres at 0.42% nickel from 63 metres.

    Source - Proactive Investors Australia
  2. Talk 27 april 2013 22:29
    Bedankt Voda.
    Wow, had dit niet verwacht dat er nog Co's zijn die early-stage exploratie voeren op REE gemineraliseerde velden.
    Dit bedrijfje gaat de boot van de REE's echt missen. Er zijn verschillende projecten die vergevorderd zijn. De vraag is alleen: zullen die projecten ooit in productie komen?

    Neem in je gedachten dat de REE prijzen dalen, er geen risico kapitaal meer is (dus financiering is bijna onmogenlijk) en om een project op te starten is veel geld nodig. Zowel voor Capex als Opex.

    Daarbij is bij elk project vertraging, omdat er te weinig kennis is over deze elementen. Het scheiden van REE's vergt veel aandacht. Het is een moeilijk proces. Eén project heeft wel de expertise van de metallurgie, alleen is de mijn gelegen in een bananenrepubliek waar niet valt te werken..
  3. forum rang 10 voda 17 juni 2013 16:31
    New measures for rare earths - EID

    According to the Economic Information Daily, a new round of adjustments for the rare earths industry will be carried out by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

    A source from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said that a meeting was held on May 13 in the ministry between officials and enterprise owners to discuss how to tackle the illegal mining and selling of rare earths. The meeting also discussed raising taxes on rare earths.

    Rare earths, 17 metallic elements, are used high tech products including missile systems and hybrid cars. Their price dropped sharply in 2010.

    In 2012, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology cracked down on illegal miners and 20 related enterprises by stopping production of about 30,000 tonnes.

    Source - China Daily.com
  4. forum rang 10 voda 25 juni 2013 16:46
    Northern Minerals secures funding to continue Heavy Rare Earth drilling in northern Australia

    Northern Minerals has defied market conditions to secure USD 4 million in interim funding from major shareholder Australian Conglin International Investment Group, allowing its Browns Range Heavy Rare Earth Project work program in northern Australia to continue uninterrupted.

    A 20,000 meter drill program is currently underway at Browns Range targeting the expansion of the current JORC Resource at the Wolverine deposit and new resources at Gambit West and Area 5.

    Work on environmental and native title approvals, process flow sheet optimization and project design is also underway as part of the Browns Range Scoping Study.

    The USD 4 million loan from ACIIG is in addition to the non recourse interest free USD 4 million loan provided by ACIIG to Northern Minerals in April and is repayable on 20 December 2013.

    The additional interim funding is required due to Northern Minerals decision to extend its fundraising timetable by seeking shareholder approval in regards to the current Rights Issue to raise about USD 26.5 million.

    Northern Minerals shareholders will meet on 28 June 2013 to vote on the proposed underwriting of the rights issue by ACIIG. Browns Range straddles the border between Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

    It contains a number of prospects with high value Heavy Rare Earths in xenotime mineralization. In particular, the mineralization includes high levels of dysprosium and yttrium, which are in short supply globally.

    Source - Proactive Investors

  5. forum rang 10 voda 6 september 2013 16:22
    China rare earth stocks rise on crackdown report

    Bloomberg reported that Rising Nonferrous Metals Share Company and Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare Earth Hi-Tech Company led China’s rare earth stocks higher following a report the nation will curb illegal production of the metals.

    Rising Nonferrous rose 4.1% to close at CNY 48.70 in Shanghai after climbing as much as 8.6%. Baotou Steel Rare Earth increased 0.7% to CNY 29.46. The key Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.2%.

    China will inspect 1,594 rare earth producers and traders nationwide as part of measures to halt illegal production. The country, supplier of 90 percent of the world’s rare earths has imposed export quotas since 1999 to help conserve resources and cut pollution.

    The US, the European Union and Japan complained in March last year to the World Trade Organization about China’s limits on shipments of rare earths, a group of 17 chemically similar elements used in wind turbines and hybrid cars.

    Mr Li Xiaolu a Shanghai-based analyst with Capital Securities Company said that “The inspection is part of government efforts to crack down on illegal mining, fueling speculations that the move will drive up rare earth prices and benefit bigger companies.”

    The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will create a blacklist of companies found to have violated rules, the report said, without elaborating on the action the government plans to take. Three calls to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s general office went unanswered.

    China’s southern provinces produced at least 37,000 tonnes of so called heavy rare earth minerals last year, more than double the 13,400 tonne output quota set by the government.

    China Minmetals Rare Earth Company gained 0.7% to CNY 26.04 while Aluminum Corporation of China Limited whose parent has rare earth assets increased 3.7% to HKD 2.80 in Hong Kong trading.

    Source – Bloomberg
  6. forum rang 10 voda 17 september 2013 18:03
    China to set up rare earth conglomerate

    WSJ reported that China plans to set up a rare earth conglomerate.

    Mr Su Bo vice minister for Industry and Information Technology said that “The final results of that plan will be released by the end of the year. The central government is also stepping up efforts with local authorities to eradicate illegal rare earth mining.”

    Beijing has said that the country's rare earth industry which controls 95% of global output, is too fragmented and plagued by smuggling and other problems. Rare earth metals are used in the manufacture of high tech wares ranging from iPhones to missile systems.

    Source - WSJ
  7. forum rang 10 voda 7 januari 2014 16:58
    Baotou Steel rare earth gains on restructuring Shanghai mover

    Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth Hi-Tech Co China’s biggest producer, gained the most in a month in Shanghai after its parent signed restructuring agreements with nine other companies in the region.

    The stock rose as much as 5.7%, the most since November 28, to CNY 23.39 and traded at CNY 22.76 at 10:03 AM local time. That compares with a 1 percent decline in the benchmark Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index.

    China, the world’s majority supplier of the elements used in batteries to hybrid-electric cars, is seeking to consolidate the industry and crack down on illegal production. The nation has approved a plan to set up “large” rare earth groups that will oversee the industry’s development and get government policy support, the Economic Information Daily reported today, citing an unidentified person.

    Rising Nonferrous Metals Share Co also gained in Shanghai, advancing as much as 4.6%. Aluminum Corp of China Ltd. gained as much as 1.2%.

    Baotou Steel Rare-Earth said yesterday in a statement its biggest shareholder Baogang Group signed accords with nine upstream companies which will be included in Inner Mongolia’s rare earth franchise system. Baotou Steel aims to hold controlling stakes in the companies after helping them with operations, financial management and environmental protection.

    Source – Bloomberg
  8. forum rang 10 voda 28 maart 2014 17:03
    Chinese export quotas for rare earth metals violate world trade law - WTO

    After 3 breath taking months of price hike by the Indian mills it seems tide is turning against them. Some core factors working behind have been 5% appreciation of INR and 3% depreciation Chinese Yuan.

    The imminent danger of imports from China has accentuated recently with HRC offers coming around unheard of USD 540-550 per tonne, CFR levels.

    All these months strong INR has been major shield for Indian mills who have relentlessly hiked price of HRC to the tune of INR 4000 per tonne since January. At the same time it gave them export muscle.

    However with the currency tide turning other way mills are not only coerced to think price correction but it will certainly help them in keeping the bottom line intact with reduction in input cost on account of iron ore and coking coal import.

    Project and construction demand has been sluggish in India owing to credit crunch and elections wherein announcement of new projects is banned. However post elections the market is widely expected to take a turn for good.

    Source – Strategic Research Institute
  9. forum rang 10 voda 28 maart 2014 17:07
    AISI applauds China rare earth trade dispute settlement

    The American Iron and Steel Institute lauded the decision by the World Trade Organization to side with the US on a challenge to China’s export restrictions on rare earth elements, tungsten and molybdenum.

    Rare earths and other products are used in smartphones, automobiles, the defense industry and wind turbines and are mined almost exclusively in China. Tungsten and molybdenum are used as strengthening elements in a number of steel products.

    The US joined by Japan and the European Union, in 2012 challenged China’s export quotas after they were cut by about 40%. AISI has long supported the challenge and praised the decision by the WTO dispute settlement panel, which was announced by US Trade Representative Michael Froman.

    Mr Thomas J Gibson president & CEO of AISI said that “This decision illustrates that China cannot continue to manipulate the global trading system by promoting its own industry to the detriment of US and other global manufacturers. These metals include critical raw materials for steelmaking, and the export restrictions clearly favor Chinese producers already dealing with a massive overcapacity in steelmaking.”

    He said that “This is yet more proof that China deliberately evades its obligations as a WTO member. The Chinese government knew in 2001 when it joined the WTO that it could not impose export quotas on these elements, and it did so anyway. We are pleased to see the US government working with our allies to address China’s unfair trade practices and hope that the vigorous enforcement of the global trade rules continues.”

    Source – Strategic Research Institute
  10. forum rang 10 voda 31 maart 2014 16:51
    China's first rare earth products exchange opens

    Xinhua reported that China's first rare earth products exchange opened in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region after a three month trial.

    Mr Jia Yinsong a Ministry of Industry and Information Technology official said that “The Baotou Rare Earth Products Exchange is expected to regulate the country's rare earth market, improve the way prices are formed and promote development of the industry. The exchange will introduce three spot transaction modes, namely price bidding, listed trading and real-time trading online, with more than 10 trading items including cerium oxide, praseodymium neodymium oxide and europium oxide.”

    Located in Baotou City, the exchange was initiated by Baotou Steel Rare Earth (Group) Hi-Tech Company, China's leading rare earth producer and another 11 firms and institutions with a registered capital of CNY 120 million. China is the world's largest rare earth producer and exporter, accounting for more than 90 percent of the world's supply. However, the country lacks pricing power in the global market and wild swings in the price of resources have had a negative effect on Chinese producers.

    Mr Zhang Zhong GM of Baotou Steel Rare Earth Hi-Tech Company said that “The exchange will help integrate resources during their circulation in China and gradually regulate the trading and pricing of them. Rare earth metals are vital for manufacturing high-tech products ranging from smartphones and wind turbines to electric car batteries and missiles.”

    Mr Zhang said that the exchange will improve transparency of the market and help China secure a bigger say in the pricing of rare earth products to stabilize the market.

    Source – Xinhua
  11. forum rang 10 voda 21 april 2014 19:31
    Rare earths prices could be on uptrend

    Rare earths prices in China have gained recently, after China’s State Bureau of Material Reserve said it would proceed with a new round of rare earth stockpiling.

    The top rare earth producing companies are likely to be required to increase their companies’ reserves by 20% to 30%. This is due to an agreement signed between China’s State Bureau of Material Reserve and some of the biggest rare earths producers in China.

    These include China Minmetals Rare Earth, Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth, Chinalco Rare Earth, Rising Nonferrous Metals Company Limited, Ganzhou Rare Earth and Xiamen Tungsten Company.

    Source - Proactive Investors
  12. forum rang 10 voda 30 mei 2014 16:01
    Baotou Steel Rare Earth becomes world largest Nd-Fe-B magnet production base

    SMM reported that Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare Earth (Group) Hi Tech Company has formed an annual capacity of 15,000 tonnes of stripcast Nd-Fe-B alloys and 5,000 tonnes of Nd-Fe-B magnets, world’s largest of this kind.

    The project was constructed in two phases. The phase one, coming online in 2009, now is running at full capacity, with monthly output close to 100 tonnes of magnets over the recent two months. Commissioning of the phase two, having completed the testing of equipment, will be determined by market demand.

    Source - SMM
  13. forum rang 10 voda 10 augustus 2014 16:12
    China rare earth trade limits break rules - WTO

    AFP reported that the World Trade Organization upheld its ruling that China had violated global trade rules by restricting exports of rare earths, used in hi tech goods like mobile phones and televisions.

    Beijing had appealed a decision by a WTO panel in March that its use of export duties, quotas and control over who could export the metals had skewed global commerce. That panel of independent trade and legal experts backed a complaint lodged with the WTO by the United States, the European Union and Japan in 2012.

    They claim China was limiting exports in a bid to drive up prices and gain market advantage for domestic producers with cheaper access to the raw materials.

    China accounts for 95% of global production of rare earths, a term covering 18 metals vital for the production of smartphones, hybrid car batteries, wind turbines, steel and low-energy light bulbs.

    The country is home to 23% of global reserves of such metals, and has argued its restrictions on exports were aimed at conserving natural resources and reducing pollution caused by mining.

    The WTO's Appellate Body said that China has not demonstrated that the export quotas that China applies to various forms of rare earths, tungsten and molybdenum are justified and called on Beijing to fall in line with international trade rules.

    China hit back, saying it strongly regrets the decision, arguing that it did not give up its rights in its accession to the WTO to assert a defence to its export duties based on the need to protect its environment.

    Beijing said that it would carefully assess the ruling, continue to improve its management on resource consuming products in a WTO consistent manner and take future steps consistent with the (WTO dispute settlement system) requirements.”

    Mr Karel de Gucht EU Trade Commissioner said that “The ruling was another milestone in the EU's efforts to ensure fair access to much-needed raw materials for its industries. This ruling sends a clear signal that export restrictions cannot be used to protect or promote domestic industries at the expense of foreign competitors. I now look forward to China swiftly bringing its export regime in line with international rules, as it did with other raw materials under the previous WTO ruling.”

    Source – AFP
  14. forum rang 10 voda 8 december 2014 16:57
    China Minmetals plan to form a national rare earth industrial group approved

    China Stockpile China Minmetals Corporation confirmed on December 3th that the government had approved its plan to form a national rare earth industrial group, aims to further consolidate the country’s rare earth sector, speeding up clearance of illegal practices and mining operations and alleviate overcapacity in production.

    The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology gave permission for a wholly owned subsidiary of CMC, China Minmetals Rare Earth, to integrate rare earth mining, separating and utilization of rare-earth minerals in the six southern provinces including Hunan, Yunnan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi.

    China Minmetals Rare Earth is now the world’s biggest middle and heavy rare earths producer, owning a complete rare earth industry chain from upstream to downstream, which controls 31 various rare earth companies at home, of which includes 7 rare earth separation plants, one exploration right, three mining rights, one research institute of rare earths and various rare-earth product deeply processing enterprises, respectively.

    In early January this year, China’s central government approved a plan to consolidate the country’s rare earth industry plagued with smuggling and overcapacity.

    According to the plan, six state-owned rare earth giants, including Chalco, China Minmetals Corporation, Xiamen Tungsten, Guangdong Rare Earth Group, the Inner Mongolia Baotou Iron & Steel (Group) Company Limited and Ganzhou Rare Earth Group, which will be formed to have an overall control of the rare earth resources and the smelting and separating capacity of rare earth in China.

    Mr Jia Yinsong, director of the MIIT’s rare earth office said that “Currently, the six rare earth groups control 94 percent of China’s total rare earth resources and 75 percent of the mines. Meanwhile, the smelting and separating capacity of the six groups account for nearly 60 percent. But after the consolidation, all these will be controlled by the six groups, in addition to fighting illegal production, smuggling and cutting overcapacity.”

    Mr Jia said that The consolidation is only the first step, which is focused on the upstream section of the rare earth industry. Although China is the world’s largest rare earth producer and exporter, however, there are still many specific issues to be addressed based on the completed plans, such as a lack of competitiveness due to weak research and development.

    Source – Investor Intel
  15. forum rang 10 voda 7 januari 2015 17:04
    China loosens grip on rare earths - Report

    AFP reported that describing the move as an abolition of export quotas, China has instituted a system of export permits for rare earth metals

    China accounts for over 90% of global production of rare earths, a term covering 18 metals vital for the production of smartphones, hybrid car batteries, wind turbines, steel and low-energy light bulbs.

    The ministry of commerce said in a statement last week that export permits will be required but will be issued whenever a valid trade contract is presented while abolishing a quota system at the center of a World Trade Organization case

    Total Chinese exports never reached the quota limit but it lost the longrunning dispute when the WTO ruled in August that the system violated global trade rules. The United States, the European Union and Japan had complained that China was limiting exports in a bid to drive up prices. The complaint also said that the quota was designed to gain market advantage for domestic producers with cheaper access to the raw materials.

    Source - Agence France-Presse
  16. forum rang 10 voda 14 april 2015 16:33
    Rare Earth price rally evaporates

    rare-earth_31819.jpg Mining reported that China produces nearly 90% of the world's rare earths and its downstream industry consumes 70% of the 17 elements used in a variety of hi-tech industries including renewable energy, medical devices and defence.

    Following a World Trade Organization ruling, China is abolishing its decade old export quota system for rare earths and is due to lift export tariffs of 20% plus in May.

    Beijing is also consolidating the industry under six large organizations led by the newly named China North Rare Earth Group.

    The Inner Mongolia based company operates the Bayan Obo iron ore mine and before the 2010 price surge after Beijing reduced export quotes, produced more than half the world's REEs as a by-product.

    Apart from combining mine output China North Rare Earth and the five groups are being vertically integrated to help modernize the country's mostly low-tech rare earth separation and refining businesses. Over the weekend the country's Ministry of Industry & Information Technology released rare earth production quotas for 2015.

    Rare earth oxide (REO) mining quotas were set at 52,500 tonnes while smelting and separating limits came in at 50,050 tonnes. Productions quotas were up 12% from those set last year, while refining can expand by 10.6%. 60% of the mining quota were allocated to China North Rare Earth Group.

    Source : MINING
  17. forum rang 10 voda 14 mei 2015 10:53
    ThyssenKrupp Metallurgical products signs offtake agreement for rare earth elements

    ThyssenKrupp Metallurgical Products has signed an offtake agreement with the mining company Rainbow Rare Earths Limited. Under the ten-year agreement, the company from the Materials Services business area undertakes to market 5,000 tonnes of rare earth concentrate and downstream products such as neodymium oxide, praseodymium oxide and lanthanum oxide per year.

    Rare earth elements are used for example in batteries, magnets and LED screens. This offtake agreement makes the raw material trading experts the exclusive sales partner to Rainbow Rare Earths, which is engaged in the exploration and development of rare earth deposits in Burundi, East Africa.

    Mr Kai Norman Knötsch, chairman of the Management Board of ThyssenKrupp Metallurgical Products said that “We look forward to successful cooperation with Rainbow Rare Earths. As the exclusive marketer of these high-quality products, we will have the opportunity to strengthen our customer relationships long term and gain further market share around the world.”

    Mr Martin Eales MD of Rainbow Rare Earths said that “We are delighted to have secured this offtake agreement with ThyssenKrupp Metallurgical Products. A partner of their calibre provides a strong endorsement of the project, its potential and our ability to deliver a high quality product and we look forward to a long-term, mutually beneficial relationship with them. With this offtake now in place we will continue to progress our plans with trial mining production anticipated to commence in Q4 2015.”

    Source : Strategic Research Institute
  18. forum rang 10 voda 17 mei 2015 16:17
    China approves merger plans for rare earth makers

    Xinhuanet reported that China approved merger plans for six rare earth companies to optimize their industrial structure.

    China's Ministry of Land and Resources said that the six companies refer to China Aluminium Corporation, Xiamen Tungsten, Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union, China Minmetals Corporation, Ganzhou Rare Earth Group, and Guangdong Rare Earth Industrial Group. This year, China's mining control limit for rare earth exploitation is 105,000 tonnes.

    Source : Xinhuanet

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