According to US media reports said, chemist Keith Rivero Nice "Rare: To meet our demands on the Earth's most precious metals expanded competition in high-risk," a book introduces us to a technology called "promethium" element He wrote that this element "can be used to make a sustainable use of decades of atomic battery."

According to the United States, "Boston Globe," the website reported March 1, it would have been a great discovery, but only one small problem: Even if we searched every corner of the globe, the last probably find only a pound or so of promethium . In fact, promethium despite enormous energy, but is extremely rare, so we do not rely on it to form. However, samarium, gadolinium, lanthanum or other rare metals is not the case, they are almost inadvertently become indispensable to modern life things.

For "Rare", a book describing several metals rising demand is the product of the digital age. In fact, almost no kind of new technology does not rely on these elements. Your smartphone is tantalum capacitors do, headphones magnets containing neodymium, erbium fiber optic cable which has, on the LCD screen in vivid colors thanks to europium.

Veronique Nice wrote: "Our future depends on technology and lifestyle of these metals." This is no problem if these metals are not in a very small amount of scattered around the world, and often require complex, costly and time-consuming extraction process. Extraction of metals from a few grams to several tons of rock sometimes take months or even years.

There is no reliable way to measure how many rare left on Earth, but at least there is one thing certain: the maintained iPad, missile systems, and those elements will be exhausted one day the Xbox.

Veronique Nice by telephone at home in Alabama we chatted with political significance and we may seek rare metals which direction to go. The following are his words:

High for 17 kinds of rare earth metals plus several needs. You may have never heard of them, but are exposed every day. Computers, rechargeable batteries, hybrid vehicles, GPS systems, gaming devices, each technology you use almost all involve at least one of these elements.

Rare earth metals to promote technological progress. Without them does not mean we do not have the technology, but we can take a step back. I do not think will return to the fax machine for the era was very excited.

Reported that the world's rare earth reserves richest place is China's Bayan Obo mine. China accounted for 97% of the rare earth market share.

Rare earth metals in other places, too. Parts of central Africa to store a large amount of tantalum, but there's a conflict makes it difficult to exploit. Even mined, it is often used to finance the insurgency. Afghanistan could also have a priceless reservoir of rare earth metals. You just hope that the country will not fall into the same predicament.

On new sources concerned, someone comes to sucking or excavated from the seabed metals, which is worrying. 2013, the Greenland Home Rule Parliament vote to overturn the ban on uranium mining (in extracting metals often find uranium), so this is a promising prospect.

We are likely to go to the moon mining in their lifetime, but in addition to the practical difficulties, as well as greater political obstacles. Who owns the moon? From a political perspective, the asteroid will be easier. Universe, there are so many asteroids, probably no one will fight for them.

Of course, we must be careful. We have seen the movie "Armageddon", know what can happen when you start playing asteroids. But we do not have to worry about it. Before starting into space mining, we also need to make a number of technical progress.


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London (Metal-Pages) reported consumption of rare earth in Europe are currently multi-see attitude towards the next price movements, market participants return to the market after watching the price will change how the Chinese New Year holiday.

The market for light rare earths and heavy rare earths market outlook trends are differences, this sentiment has been reflected in the market price. In addition, part of the European consumer business also complained that the euro fell against the dollar, making their costs increased by about 10%.

Coincides with the Chinese New Year holiday, Chinese exporters to stop the current business, the European part of the rare earth prices have also been some changes. Erbium is currently quoted at $ 49-50 Europe / kg.

Market participants are also discussed in the March to see prices trend. Before the Spring Festival holiday, offer Erbium at $ 40-42 / kg, some traders believe prices will recover in a few weeks this price, because now the Port of Rotterdam is still in stock. Another Chinese traders are also expected to return to the market, to start a new round of offer.

Another part of the market is that the market in the next period of time will remain strong, mainly because of the larger China's State Reserve purchasing and storage expectations. There is no offer Erbium Europe.

Last week the price of cerium oxide is relatively strong, from $ 3.00-3.50 before / kg up to the current US $ 3.20-3.60 / kg, the main part of European buyers reluctant sellers wait for higher prices. This week a small number of transactions in the $ 3.20 / kg. However, industry sources said there is still quoted at $ 3.00 / kg, and the Port of Rotterdam inventory is still large.

It is understood, February 26 quoted European 2N ceria unchanged, still $ 3.20-3.60 / kg.

Although the Chinese New Year holidays, as well as European exporters temporarily withdrawn from the market sellers try to push the market price, but the market has not yttria improved. Insiders pointed out that serious excess supply of yttrium oxide, and pointed out that as the development of LED lighting industry, led to weak demand for yttrium. LED lighting demand for rare earths is small.

European 2N samarium oxide prices currently remain at $ 7-7.5 / kg, while in November 2014, the price was down to $ 5 / kg.

Heavy rare earth market outlook is more optimistic, with the exception of yttrium market. Traders noted an increase in inquiries, a trader said that even small purchases because of the heavy rare earth downstream buyers bargain compared to the intensity of the light rare earths is low.

Currently, dysprosium prices in the $ 350-390 / kg in the interval fluctuations, purchasing and storage affected by China, prices or rise further. At the same time, the market price is not higher than $ 500 / kg level, NdFeB enterprises will not exhibit the transition fears.

Similar market dysprosium oxide, terbium wide fluctuations in price to $ 700-900 / kg. One trader said the week it received two weeks ago to $ 600 / kg purchase price of terbium oxide, the traders believe the market next few months will show strong. Another trader said they are negotiating yttrium oxide and europium transaction, the current trading price is still being finalized.


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Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Land Resources, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Customs, Taxation, Business Administration, Administration of Work Safety eight departments jointly issued the "rare earths, request further investigation of illegal acts letter" require further investigation of the local RE illegal activities.

It is reported that the Ministry of eight departments and China Rare Earth Industry Association, composed of four inspection groups, respectively in Anhui, Jiangsu, Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Sichuan seven provinces (regions) of the country to combat rare illegal behavior on progress made checks. Inspection found that the relevant provinces (regions) of the alleged existence of the business acquisition, sale and comprehensive recovery in the name of the name of the production and processing of illegal use of rare earth minerals, unplanned, over plans to produce other illegal clues.

In recent years, the relevant departments attach great importance to the fight against illegal behavior of rare earth industry exist. Since August 2013, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Land Resources, Ministry of Environmental Protection and other seven ministries, launched a three-month strike of rare earth mining, production and circulation of illegal conduct special operations, and checking to supervise the handling of the issue. This action has dealt with this special 46 cases of illegal mining illegal, and ordered 126 illegal production companies suspend production for rectification, and revoked 16 rare corporate business license, involving a total of seized illegal rare earth materials and 19,000 tons of rare earth products.

However, after more than a year of action to combat illegal rare earths, a free in the regulation of "rare earth black industry chain" has been revealed. In order to avoid regulation and thorough investigation of the country, was shut down some preliminary rare earth companies have started to shift, and after assuming a "resurgence", continues the illegal production, and the staggering production.

In fact, these rare "black factory" capable illegal production, because RE has extensive overseas demand. Before profits, blinded by the "black factory" to laws and regulations, public safety, and life and death aside their desires expansion, stealing becomes no moderation.

And formal rare earth producers compared to those free in the regulatory "black factory" more competitive. On the one hand, these "black factory" can buy cheaper raw materials from some private mining digging mines and other channels. On the other hand, the production of rare earth smelting and not "mandatory production plan" of the constraints, but also save a lot of money into environmental protection equipment spending, even if the price is low, profits are considerable, while the sales is not a problem .

Now, eight departmental action against these violations can play a deterrent. But more importantly, the relevant departments should maintain a high pressure situation of illegal behavior. The focus on comprehensive utilization of resources under the guise of the name of illegal production of rare earth behavior management; establishment of regional linkage mechanism of light rare earths and heavy rare earth crack down on illegal production, in order to achieve the relevant departments and timely communication of information, co-ordination and harmonization of actions; by RE invoices, data sharing, and other means to improve the reporting system, to identify problems and implement investigation.


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Ministry of Commerce recently issued a notice specifying the country including Qingdao Port, including nine ports for rare earth export declaration limited ports.

Since 2010, China has cut rare earth export scale, global rare earth stocks almost depleted, China's rare earth consumption accounts for about 70% of the world accounted for 90% of global supply. But over the past three years, a lot of light rare earth export quotas idle. Last December 31, the Ministry of Commerce issued the "2015 list of goods export license management," clearly will perform the export of rare earth export license management, export enterprises with export contracts can only apply for the rare earth export licenses, which means that our country rare earth export quota management system implemented since 1998 has ended.

Rare earth export quotas, on the one hand will increase the difficulty of China's rare earth resources and protect the ecological environment, but also will lead to the introduction of more effective measures to increase protection. According to Customs statistics, in 2013 and 2014, the amount of rare earth export port in Shandong maintained at about 1500-1800 tons, accounting for about 7% of the country's total exports of rare earths, the value at about 120 million to 140 million yuan.

It is reported that, in addition to Qingdao Port, the remaining eight ports are Tianjin, Shanghai, Huangpu, Hohhot, Nanchang, Ningbo, Nanjing and Xiamen port.


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Guiping City on the 27th informed of illegal mining of rare earth pollution caused offense. Currently, relevant departments have developed remediation programs to counter the illegal exploitation of the point, restore the original appearance of the land, while the responsible person for processing.

Informed that Guiping City shazhen Okimura on illegal mining of rare earth, and cause pollution. Informed of this situation, Guiping City departments cooperate with each other to develop remediation programs, adopt measures formed a working group for disposal.

Guiping land, environmental protection and other departments of the illegal exploitation Okimura points against regulation. EPA staff daily pollution of water sources by regional water quality monitoring, on-site remaining oxalic acid, calcium carbonate, ammonium bicarbonate and other raw materials are willing to transfer to the rain, sun, anti-leakage locations to prevent the further spread of pollution, and By running limestone and other alkaline substances and waste water, precipitation metal contaminants, eliminate pollution. In shazhen also sent two vehicles and bottled water and bottled water daily to the villages, the villagers to ensure the safety of drinking water.

Informed that the persons who have been inspected Guiping, ordered to stop reporting responsibilities land area director suspended investigation. At the same time the illegal exploitation of conduct investigation, the responsible mountain master, captain, village cadres to investigate. Currently, the illegal exploitation of the point has been banned, water has been tested and has been met. Further follow-up work is being carried out.


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New Year, this should be joyful and peaceful atmosphere, but in Guiping City on Okimura shazhen the villages, the villagers were not quite happy: the original, in the vicinity of the village, there is a large-scale illegal mining of rare earth point, illegal mining of rare earths produced environment contaminated ponds surrounding villagers feel worried during the Spring Festival once appeared fish bellies phenomenon, villagers fear water is polluted, forests have been destroyed.

February 26, Guiping related to the leadership said it had banned the organizational strength of the illegal mining of rare earth point, follow-up work is under further investigation in progress

RE Daowa environmental damage

Shazhen located in the southernmost tip of Guiping City, about 75 km from Guiping City, adjacent to Yulin Xingyexian, Beiliufu other counties, known as the "eight mountains of water a sub-field," said. Dense mountains, contains a variety of minerals, one of which is rare.

Mr. Wu is on the shazhen Okimura people, for the illegal mining of rare earth endanger the lives of the villagers, who have deep experience.

Wu said that in the mountains on a Okimura called "pine red", from the beginning of October 2014, there will be a group of outsiders to the mountains Daowa rare. For a time, hill, mountain, foothills, over the group's hideout illegal mining. Although the villagers knew the illegal mining of rare earth will bring incalculable environmental issues, but because more young migrant village, the villagers left behind this helpless, "We had complaints from the relevant departments, but seen to respond."

During the Spring Festival, the majority of migrant workers return Okimura New Year in the village, the village during the two days of the first lunar month this year to facilitate, organize mountain villagers, who want to stop illegal mining continued illegal poaching, but the effect is not obvious. Three days (February 21) the same day, villagers found the edge of the river flowing through the village, part of the fish bellies phenomenon occurs, and the water turns dark green, causing the villagers panic.

"It continues, future generations would destroy habitat." Lee said the villagers Okimura ,, the villagers again on February 21 in the evening to point to stop illegal mining of rare earth. Perhaps prior to smell the wind, illegal mining of rare earth who ran his shirt, the villagers have not yet part of the scene and seized a ledger away, documents, etc., and agricultural vehicles and other tools with 94 packages weighing about 5 tons of rare earth finished back to the village sealed.

It is understood that, "pine red" illegal poaching point of the mountain, not only on water quality Okimura had an impact on the surrounding villages such as balls land on the country village villages also suffer. Because of the hill there is all kinds of chemicals in large quantities, the local villagers fear after rain, these chemicals will be leakage. For this reason, some of the villagers went to the local government in the hope that the government in a timely manner to resolve the problems.

The hills around the illegal mining of holes

February 26 afternoon, the reporter in-depth "pine red" survey, illegal mining point of trying to restore damage caused to the local environment.

Under the guidance of the local villagers, reporters aboard a motorcycle, traveling along the inside of the village for about 20 minutes, then to the "pine red" foothills. Up along the foothills of less than 3 kilometers, will have a point of illegal mining. Although this point has been shut down, but the reporter from the scene was still able to smell a faint smell of ammonia, not far away, a hundred bags of ammonium bicarbonate, ammonium chloride and other items. According to villagers, this point, there are nearly ten throughout the hills, in front of these chemicals, mainly used for washing, refining rare earth, and the wastewater produced is not treated it out emissions.

Go to the top of the hill in the way the reporter noted, the mountain sides, every few meters there a diameter of about 10 cm hole, small hole edge is provided with a tap and a funnel, connect each hole faucet pipes were used to artificially grass cover on top.

One villager, this is an illegal mining by illegal mining of rare earth, called holes irrigation method. Illegal mining in the mountains who first played for the size of the hole, and then use chemicals watering agent, at the bottom of the mountain and then dig a hole two or three months after the reaction and erosion, rare earth would cave beneath the mountain from come up. Excavators irrigation method complicated than soil excavation method, and the method of cost than the latter transported to the open space with a refining agent to be higher, but more subtle, not easy to be found.

Local villagers said that since the illegal mining point since illegal poaching, several trips every day shipped out from the village of rare earth products, according to the current price of a tonne of finished rare earth is 20 million calculations, these months were illegal mining reap profits incalculable.

Government: will punish severely cadre

26, Vice Mayor Wang Guiping had said it had banned the organizational strength of the illegal mining of rare earth point, follow-up work is under further investigation in progress.

February 16, Guiping city government received Guigang City Land Bureau Bulletin, said on the illegal mining of rare earth shazhen Okimura illegal phenomenon, hope Guiping timely organize forces to investigate. After receiving the notification, he immediately instructed Guiping City Land Bureau and the government shazhen verified. Wang had said: "As is already clear after verification New Year's Eve, and then decided to organize forces in combat."

According to reports, February 22, Guiping EPA monitoring found that the phenomenon of illegal mining point of leakage, contamination of a local river, and immediately organize emergency supply of drinking water to the villagers eat. City Hall will be held on the 25th day, the organizers illegal poaching dens destroyed village, the local villagers mistaken for law enforcement officers to the village department destruction of evidence, almost lead to conflict. In this regard, the law enforcement officers to report immediately to the Party leadership, followed by the establishment of more than 40 working groups, each of the Okimura ball to village to appease the villagers explained, the current villagers had recognized the Government's approach.

Wang had said, in conversation with the people found the demands of the masses for the larger aspects: First, the responsibility to pursue mine, the second is to act as an umbrella for local cadres punished. For the demands of the masses, the government has taken many measures, not only will serve as the umbrella of the relevant personnel suspected back Guiping investigation, and director of the local land were suspended from their duties. At the same time, the pursuit for miners work in progress, "the local environmental protection departments have conducted prevention, to prevent secondary pollution."

Currently, according to the EPA monitoring Guigang relevant agencies, local water sampling data passing other follow-up work is being further progress. Author: Zhou rain


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The company reported a rare element resources activities in 2014 also shows that they plan to focus on 2015. Last year, the company completed a preliminary feasibility study in Wyoming's Bear Lodge project.

2015 plan coverage listed include:

Continue to support the US Forest Service to complete the assessment of alternatives, and completed a draft environmental impact report and final draft. US Forest Service Bureau has indicated that they are ready to update the environmental impact report catalog, we would like to receive a copy of the next few weeks.

Submit an application for leave to mining and industrial sites Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, and the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission to apply for a permit. These jobs depend on the completion of the environmental impact assessment report alternatives section.

Confirm the positive results from the current separation is completed quiz. Separation method used to test other elements produced in line with the needs of the end customer portfolio and improve the company's products to maximize value.

Begin additional studies, including flow studies and final confirmation waste rock and tailings characteristics, provide support for the next phase of the project.

Reliable cash management purposes, to ensure sustainable development projects

And potential trading partners continue to develop a good relationship, including product samples and provides project update reports to provide them after the upgrade.

Design and construction of the demonstration plant. The company continues to evaluate a possible third-party financing scheme.

The company's CEO Randall J. Scott, said: We not only have completed a long life of Money initial feasibility study on the project, and we optimize project environmental impact report to help the US Forest Service to promote the approval process. These results and our proprietary technology and rare earth separation of rare earth recovery preliminary tests have achieved progress, let this be the year the company special.


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According to reports, the Indian state-owned company plans to invest rare $ 72 million (about 450 million yuan) to develop a reserve of about 300 million tons of rare earth project is expected to reduce the dependence of some importing countries of China's rare earths.

According to industry publication Metal MetalMiner reported Wednesday that the new plant from the 100 million tons of heavy mineral sand beach 470 km Orissa beach at extracting rare earth materials located. A series of new trends in the rare earth industry in India shows that as the world's second largest producer of rare earth, rare earth, India has decided to increase production.

Article, the recent increase in REE metal import India meant to enhance India's domestic demand for rare earths. And China's recent cancellation of tungsten, molybdenum export quota restrictions, the market speculation that the rare earth export quota will be relaxed, thereby stimulating India to accelerate the development of rare earth production.

Analysts said that at present, China's rare earth production accounts for more than 90 percent of global output, increase India's rare earth production in other countries to reduce dependence on Chinese rare earth. But the heavy sand mining rare earth global impression of the extent to which rare-earth prices will depend on the final amount of mining, and the current production of the new plant has not yet started, is still difficult to have a big impact on the domestic rare earth market in the short term.


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At present, almost no trading of rare earth market, businesses have a holiday or a holiday will begin tomorrow, only a few traders still watching the market or inquiry, according to market sources now, although individual holiday immediately, but after inquiry, individual product prices remain there are changes in the different ups and downs, such as terbium oxide somebody price adjustment from 4 million to 3.95 million / ton, dysprosium prices continue to rise to 175 million or more and so on. But more businesses that do not already offer this week, and so came back to say years later. Downstream magnetic scrap market, but also the basic suspension of work stoppage, there businesses that want to officially start until after the Lantern Festival.


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Recently, the European market has an active rare earth business signs, mainly due to the impact of the Chinese New Year holiday, some traders to raise the offer, traders in stocks of small grounds, take the opportunity to raise prices.

Driven by China's State Reserve news this week, the European dysprosium and terbium prices also rose. According to the traders said, 2N terbium oxide prices go up higher than mid-January. At the same time, a trader said Chinese exporters current offer large range. European prices 2N dysprosium oxide rose last week $ 10 / kg.

As for the other rare earth elements, traders said 2N-3N Erbium prices also strong trend. Glass and ceramics manufacturers from Europe began to send some inquiries for prices. Erbium prices in the $ 44-45 / kg, no change from last week, but again compared to the previous week, compared with an increase of $ 2-3 / kg.

Hong Kong-based trader said the majority of transactions in Europe are mostly intra-European trade, no to new orders under China or Hong Kong traders.

As in March, after the Chinese New Year holiday prices will fall, is still uncertain. Some traders believe the market this year is different, the price will not necessarily decline.

They believe that in May, the interim 15-25% of the resources tax will increase to 22-35% level. This might further push rare-earth prices. There are also some traders believe that Chinese traders will be reluctant to sell stocks or until May higher prices and then sell them.

In addition, the Chinese market is expected to strongly purchasing and storage. A trader said the ranks of terbium, erbium, europium are purchasing and storage. China's State Reserve Bureau of purchasing and storage of 10,000 tons of rare earths last year, but not in the lanthanum and cerium in purchasing and storage range.


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