Molycorp and Rare Element Resources -- Shining Stars in a Blossoming Industry
June 24 2011 - 8:16AM
Marketwired
Rare earth prices have skyrocketed this month with several changes
to Chinese mining and trade policies are being attributed to price
rise. Earlier this month Chinese officials said they expect rare
earths supply to outpace demand within five years on the
expectation that new projects in countries such as Canada and the
US will help stabilize the current supply/demand imbalance. The
Bedford Report examines the Rare Earth Elements Industry and
provides stock research on Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE: MCP) and Rare
Element Resources Ltd. (NYSE Amex: REE) (TSX-V: RES). Access to the
full company reports can be found at:
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Declining Chinese exports are believed to be one of the
catalysts behind the recent surge in rare earth prices. China, who
currently controls more than 90 percent of the rare earth export
market, said that exports of rare earth metals fell nearly 9
percent in the first five months of this year compared against the
year-earlier period. Statistics collected in Hong Kong show exports
of rare earth metals have shrunk in half over the past year. Over
the same period, the value of exports has soared to more than
$121,000 per tonne, a 10-fold jump from a year ago.
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With China clamping down on rare earth exports, North American
explorers are making a strong push into the highly lucrative rare
earth sector. The United States used to be the world's top
exporter, but was overtaken by China in the mid-'80s due to the
country's cheaper labor and less environmental restrictions.
Colorado-based Molycorp is currently in development stage and is
focusing to be an integrated producer of rare earth products,
including oxides, metals, alloys and magnets. Presently Molycorp's
Mountain Pass mine produces about 3 percent of the world's rare
earths from stockpiled concentrate, but the company plans to
eventually turn out a quarter of the total supply.
Rare Element is a mineral resource company focused on
exploration and development of rare-earth elements and gold. Shares
of the company have been on the upswing this month after it
announced that its Bear Lodge project in Wyoming has 20% more rare
earth oxides in it than it initially estimated.
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