Carbon Nanotubes Visible to the Naked Eye
Source: PhysOrg  (7/11/11)
"Lanthanide compounds are very attractive for photonics." More >

China Unlikely to Yield on REEs Despite WTO
Source: Reuters, Juliane von Bismarck  (7/11/11)
"EU negotiators to pressure Beijing into relenting on REE exports." More >

CFTC Expands Power to Pursue Fraud, Manipulation
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Jamila Trindle  (7/7/11)
"Previous manipulation standards were nearly impossible to prove, which is why the commission has only won one case in 35 years." More >

Companies Strike at Copper Thieves
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jeffry Scott and Ty Tagami
   (7/6/11)
"Nationwide, utilities have been hardest hit by metal theft, losing about $1B a year." More >

Deep Sea Mud Provides Potential Source of Rare Earth Minerals
Source: Tuscon Citizen, Jonathan DuHamel  (7/6/11)
"Japan's Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology finds deposits of rare earth minerals in deep sea muds." More >

David Trueman: The Ups and Downs of Minor Metal Investing
Source: Sally Lowder of The Critical Metals Report  (7/5/11)
The critical metals space is shifting. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Dr. David Trueman, a consulting geologist, points to opportunities in global mining, processing and recycling of "-um" metals for growing electronic applications. More >

Copper Kills 97% of Hospital ICU Bacteria
Source: Reuters, Chris Kelly  (7/5/11)
"Replacing the most heavily contaminated touch surfaces in ICUs with antimicrobial copper could save 100,00 lives each year." More >

Chinese News Report Tips Rate Hike
Source: Mineweb, China Bureau  (7/5/11)
"China's monetary policy committee's quarterly meeting stressed that inflation pressures remain high." More >

Rare Earth ETF Jumps
Source: Barron's, Murray Coleman  (6/30/11)
". . .as plans to break China's stranglehold suffer setback." More >

Digging for Value in Rare Earth Hysteria
Source: Globe and Mail, Richard Blackwell  (6/30/11)
"For the right investor, there still are opportunities for real value." More >

Cell Phones and Conflict-Free Minerals
Source: GoMo News, Tony Dennis  (6/30/11)
"Are genuinely conflict-free smart phones possible?" More >

Brazil Set to Battle China over African Copper
Source: Bloomberg, Tara Lachapelle and Rita Nazareth  (6/29/11)
"The nations view themselves in 'direct competition' for strategic resources." More >

Congo Police Foil Mining Depot Raid
Source: Reuters, Jonny Hogg  (6/29/11)
"Ten armed thieves tried to break into Lubumbashi's Volcano Mining depot." More >

Global In-Use Stocks of REEs
Source: PhysOrg  (6/29/11)
"If recycled, REEs within products would equal over 10 years of production." More >

Japan's May REE Imports from China Down
Source: Reuters  (6/29/11)
"Surging metal prices drove the month-over-month import decline." More >

Jim Powell: Meeting the Critical Metals Demand
Source: Source: Sally Lowder of The Critical Metals Report   (6/28/11)
Is there a clear path to meeting growing global critical metals demand? An important first step, according to Laurentian Bank Securities' Technology and Strategic Metals Analyst Jim Powell, would be to establish supply sources that aren't concentrated in a single country—particularly one that isn't inclined to share its resources with the rest of the world. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Jim points out some potential plays to look for while the landscape is changing. More >

Rare Earth Metals in a Bubble?
Source: Sovereign Society, Eric Roseman  (6/28/11)
"Since hitting the market over a year ago, REE miners have been on a tear, with many stocks gaining several hundred percent." More >

REE Ring Laser Detects, Counts Nanoparticles
Source: R&D, Diana Lutz  (6/28/11)
"Ytterbium- and erbium-doped sensors detect particles in water, blood and air." More >

Russia Forays into Rare Metals Market
Source: Voice of Russia, Chernitsa Polina  (6/28/11)
"Russia's rhenium production may soon amount to more than 26 tpy." More >

A Good Old-Fashioned Staking Rush
Source: Northern News Services, Thandiwe Vela  (6/28/11)
"Whenever there's valuable REE-rich ground like that, claims overlap." More >

How to Buy Rare Earth Bullion
Source: Luke Burgess, Hard Money Millionaire   (6/27/11)
"Dwindling REE supplies from China signal higher prices." More >

Speculators Build Gold, Silver Positions
Source: Kitco, Debbie Carlson  (6/27/11)
"Traders built up their gold and silver net-long positions." More >

E-Waste Bill Reappears with REE Provision
Source: Sustainable Business  (6/27/11)
"The bill also promotes the creation of environmental jobs in the U.S." More >

Strategic Oil Release Won't Hurt REE Progress
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (6/27/11)
"REE research hub modeled after the 'Manhattan Project' to begin in 2012." More >

Copper Gains on Easing Dollar
Source: The Street, Chao Deng  (6/24/11)
"Watch equity prices in China for short-term price direction." More >