Great Western Minerals to build plant with Chinese partner
Great Western Minerals (GWG-V) plans to set up a joint venture with a Chinese company to build a rare earth separation plant in South Africa.
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Frontier set to make splash in rare earths sector
In the race to bring the world new sources of rare earths from places other than China, Frontier Rare Earths (FRO-T) put itself in a solid position thanks to a deal with a deep pocketed Korean consortium.
Venture down slightly in shortened April 18-21 period
Vancouver – The shortened trading period of April 18 to 21 was a mixed one for the S&P TSX Venture Exchange, but two days of losses outweighed two days of gains with the board ending down 9.27 points at 2,281.64 points.
The state of mining in South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa – The mood at the 2011 Mining Indaba conference in South Africa was markedly upbeat as the industry experiences booming growth, but the host nation was left wondering how it had missed out.
Venture edges up in Jan. 24-28 period
Vancouver – Like gold and oil, The S&P TSX Venture Exchange swung down then up over the January 24-29 period, with the exchange eking out a slight gain. By the numbers, the Venture dropped a total of 79.43 points over three days while…
Venture dips in first week of 2011
Vancouver – The shortened first week of trading in the New Year saw the S&P TSX Venture Exchange experience a slight hangover after the holiday rally, down 62.46 points between January 4 and 7 to end the period at 2225.39 points.
Venture ends year with more gains
Vancouver – The holiday-filled period between December 20 and 31 saw the S&P TSX Venture Exchange maintain its growth streak that defined the second half of 2010, climbing 153.52 points on eight days of straight gains to close the year…
Venture continues upward with heavy volumes
A dipping gold price helped lead to a mixed week for the S&P-TSX Venture composite index, but three days o…
Molycorp to raise US$420 M in IPO for rare earths mine
Molycorp, owner of the Mountain Pass rare earth element mine in California, is going ahead with an initial pub…
Canadians chip away at China’s rare earth monopoly
China may have cornered 97% of the global rare earth market over the last two decades, with its low-cost structure putting many non-Chinese suppliers out of business, but a handful of Canadian juniors hope to challenge that monopoly and develop…
Canadians hope to chip away at China’s monopoly on rare earths
China may have cornered 97% of the global rare earth market over the last two decades, with its low-cost struc…
Great Western boosted by Hoidas rare earths resource
Vancouver – Rare-earths explorer Great Western Minerals (GWG-V, GWMFG-O) more than doubled tonnage of mea…