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Rare Earth Pricing Shanghai and New York, page-273

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    Looking at what happened in the last "Perfect Storm" in 2011 when China embargoed Rare Earths, we can see that once the price for Nd hit US$100/kg in about Feb 2011 it only took six months till it peaked at US$370/kg


    https://hotcopper.com.au/data/attachments/2942/2942686-b3ce72fa2612d4d9be43a17ecf1dff76.jpg

    We can then look at what happened to Lynas Corp, during that same period;
    Note: Mt Weld started construction in April 2010 with commissioning of the Mill in May 2011 allowing the Mine to be opened in August.2011

    https://hotcopper.com.au/data/attachments/2942/2942710-ce1a15b7cc8748fa2314f3c5dc281b72.jpg

    So it appears that LYC SP was initially kicked off at $5 with the Start of Construction, which coincided with the start of the RE Price rise ~ $40/kg
    The SP then rose steadily up to $17 in Dec 2010 when it took a brief hit back to $12 before skyrocketing to $28 in May, just before the peak RE price in June 2011. after which Nd and LYC prices fell in unison till 2013.

    Now LYC had/has nearly 1 Billion Shares issued, demand for Nd has more than tripled and inflation would be at least 200% since then.

    So What price Pensana, if Nd were to hit US$400 or even a $1,000/kg within the next 6-8 months ?

    (Note: demand might not be affected too much as the marginal cost for a Tesla would only be increased < $900 per unit)
 
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