Saturday, June 18, 2011

Rare Earth Prices Double on China Restrictions


A little while ago I pointed out that China was restricting exports of rare earth elements (they aren't that rare in the Earth's crust, but because China could produce them at such a low cost, other mines around the world closed down over time). Well, these barriers to trade are forcing the re-opening of the shuttered rare earths mine in Mountain Pass, California, but in the meantime, these materials which are used...

A little while ago I pointed out that China was restricting exports of rare earth elements (they aren’t that rare in the Earth’s crust, but because China could produce them at such a low cost, other mines around the world closed down over time). Well, these barriers to trade are forcing the re-opening of the shuttered rare earths mine in Mountain Pass, California, but in the meantime, these materials which are used…


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Rare Earth Prices Double on China Restrictions


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