The Rare Earth Sector Needs These Three Things to Prosper

December 18, 2012 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment 

GUEST COMMENTARY –Brian Sylvester of The Critical Metals Report (12/18/12) http://www.theaureport.com/pub/na/14865 For too long, the rare earth space has operated in obscurity. Greater clarity on prices, inventory levels and demand will create more market stability, according to Matt Gibson, institutional research analyst with CIBC World Markets. In this Critical Metals Report interview, Gibson emphasizes that [...]

China Bullies Rare Earth Materials: The Case for Exploration

March 15, 2012 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment 

COMMENTARY-ProspectingJournal.com-It seems that the world’s largest economies are finally clamping their feet down on China, who again stands accused of bullying global trade markets. A formal complaint has been launched to the World Trade Organization in the wake of China’s prolonged attempts at manipulating the export of rare earth materials, to the point where global [...]

Rare Earth Investment Update

February 24, 2012 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment 

GUEST COMMENTARY–Jeff Clark, Casey Research We’ve received a number of inquiries from Casey Research subscribers about our opinion on the current rare earth metals market. We have covered this topic previously, but this article, we’ll take a fresh look. As a matter of a recap, rare earth elements (or REEs) is a generic name for [...]

Endangered Elements: Tungsten Among China’s Potential Embargo List

December 21, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment 

ANALYSIS – ProspectingJournal.com – It didn’t take long for the panic to set in, last year, when the Chinese government flexed its muscle by threatening the world’s Rare Earth Element (REE) supply. With 95% of REE supplies coming from China, that scare was indeed legitimate. But REEs aren’t the only elements with which China has [...]