China & The Rare-Earth Elements

[Oscar Knight]

"China produces about 97% of the world's total of rare-earth elements"

"Bill Passes to Boost Rare-Earth Elements Production"

online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303644004577523064235675688.html

[Oscar Knight]

"China, a Rare Earths Giant, Set to Start Importing the Elements"

www.nytimes.com/2012/07/12/business/global/china-a-rare-earths-giant-set-to-start-importing-the-elements.html?_r=0

[Oscar Knight]

To Keep Stealth Edge, Pentagon Looks for New Ways to Mine ‘Rare Earths’

www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/08/rare-earth-elements/

Mining News: Pentagon gets footing at Bokan Mountain

Department of Defense inks deal with Ucore for heavy REE deposit in SE Alaska, state-of-the-art method for extracting rare earths.

Ucore’s Bokan Mountain project in Southeast Alaska is considered to be the richest domestic source of three heavy rare earth elements – dysprosium, terbium, and yttrium – which are critical to several advanced weapon systems, such as stealth helicopters and precision-guided weapons.

www.petroleumnews.com/pntruncate/138624872.shtml

[Oscar Knight]

Mining for Rare Earth Elements in California

www.molycorp.com/

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Pass_rare_earth_mine


California to Mine Rare Earth Materials Again

Read more at

cleantechnica.com/2010/12/28/california-to-mine-rare-earth-materials-again/#Wi7cs0Vf1KUlxXjL.99


Developing a Rare Earth Elements Mine


geology.com/usgs/developing-a-rare-earth-elements-mine/