Dr Mariano leading world expert came to oz last week visiting
Artemis yangibana project - looks like they have a deposit running at 1.7% with 26% Nd (see Feb announcement)
Things seem to be hotting up in the US - defence Dept is concerned that china controls 98% of REE
Aus maybe new western source of REE with Lynas and others - ARV yangibana is to the north of Mt Weld
see article below re GOA (US Govt Dept) on REE issues
ARV may have a key REE deposit to alieve western supply issues
Latest from Clint Cox -The Anchor House , INC
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"The GAO Speaks! (Why We Should All Listen)
April 14th, 2010 By Clint Cox
Today the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) publicly released its eagerly anticipated report entitled Rare Earth Materials in the Defense Supply Chain.
Although there are no colossal revelations in the report, it is a fascinating read and shows the thorough nature of the GAO. In putting together the report, they contacted:
Department of the Interior
Department of Commerce
Department of Energy
Department of Defense
Various members of industry and academia
They go through a number of issues in the report, including a look at key rare earth processing steps (emphasis mine):
Mining rare earth ore from the mineral deposit
Separating the rare earth ore into individual rare earth oxides
Refining the rare earth oxides into metals with different purity levels
Forming the metals into rare earth alloys
Manufacturing the alloys into components, such as permanent magnets, used in defense and commercial applications
When simplified, the above list gives us the following stages of rare earth products:
Ore
Oxides
Metals
Alloys
Components
There are different players involved at each of the above stages, and many smaller stages betweenso the complexity of what the GAO is undertaking here (an understanding of REEs in the defense supply chain) is no small endeavor.
When looking at rebuilding the supply chain, the following statement is made:
Based on industry estimates, rebuilding a U.S. rare earth supply chain may take up to 15 years and is dependent on several factors, including securing capital investments in processing infrastructure, developing new technologies, and acquiring patents, which are currently held by international companies.
15 years seems optimistic to me, but Im all for rolling up some sleeves and getting to work!
It is also clear from this report that other agencies have recently researched, or are currently researching the rare earth issue, including:
DOD study to be completed September 2010
Air Forces Materials and Manufacturing Directorate internal report 2003
Armys Armament Research Center informal efforts to understand dependency on REEs
Naval Surface Warfare Center informal efforts to understand dependency on REEs
Navy considered funding Mountain Pass in 2006 under Title III program
Department of Commerce roundtable
The Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President interagency meeting recently
Department of Energy R&D projects
Department of Energy strategic plan for REEs being developed
This report is critical because it outlines the efforts underway by our government to understand important topics surrounding the rare earths. The government is a powerful force, and it can have a profound impact on the industry as a whole. That there is so much interest from the government is phenomenal how it plays out will be worth watching!
Now we wait for everyones response! Like a great soap opera how will the media respond? How will the different agencies work together? Will this affect the current legislation being considered by Congress (HR4866)?
If youve missed the rare earth show up until now there still may be plenty of action to come!"
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