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The following overview of REE’s was published at Seeking Alpha. I hold positions in Arafurra and Lynas. Rare Earth Metals Not So Rare but Valuable by: Hard Assets Investor November 04, 2008 | about stocks: ACH / GRA / LYSCF.PK The rare earth metals are, in fact, not that rare. The most commonly occurring rare earth metals - cerium, lanthanum, neodymium and yttrium - are actually more common in the Earth’s crust than lead. And even silver. While cerium, the most abundant rare earth metal, …
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In addition to its large position in Lynas, Goldman Sachs has bought into a California rare earth mining venture formerly owned by Chevron. The information was posted on Resource Investor. Is There A Rare Earths’ Renaissance? By Jack Lifton18 Sep 2008 at 02:49 PM GMT-04:00 Has Goldman-Sachs redefined precious metals? Should we? FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (ResourceInvestor.com) — The Renaissance was an historical period during which the culture of the ancient world was reborn and reintroduced into medieval Europe and the steady march began towards our …
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The next five years will clearly be a transition period from the petro-car to the electric car. But this transition will feature an interesting horse race between two different battery technologies, a lithium-ion (Li-on) or an upgraded Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) powered battery. Apparently Toyota and Honda, the two currently leading makers of transition hybrid cars, do not think the Li-on is ready for prime time yet. They reportedly are going with an upgraded NiMH battery. Carlos Ghosn, on the other hand, is taking …
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Tags: Rare Earth Element Miners · Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile, SA (SQM). · batteries · electric vehicles · hybrid vehicles
This post lays out a case for the value of mining companies that produce Rare Earth Elements (REEs). REEs are used in refining petroleum, especially sour oil, magnets, and Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries, among other uses. A list of companies that mine or plan to mine REEs is provided below. I own shares in one of them, Lynas Corporation, an early stage Australian company. The logic of the case is as follows: 1. There is a great deal of pressure on car companies to produce hybrid and plug-in …
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