rare-earths

"With the importance of these materials for defense and the development of a robust clean-energy industry, it's now vital that we rebuild our domestic rare-earths industry," Udall said.

U.S. urged to safeguard supply of 'energy-critical elements' 2011

About six weeks later, Japanese trading house Toyota Tsusho Corp., partly owned by Toyota Motor Corp., announced plans to construct a rare-earths processing plant in India in cooperation with Indian Rare Earths Ltd. — part of efforts "to secure supply sources outside of China," the Japanese company said at the time.

India and Japan Look to Expand Rare-Earth Alliance Andrew Monahan 2011

The government's attempts to restrict production and exports are regularly circumvented by miners and smugglers, which may help explain why rare-earths prices came back down late last year after spiking in 2010.

A Rare-Earths Opportunity 2012

NEW YORK—Options traders climbed back aboard the rare-earths bandwagon, dismissing worries that Japan's earthquake would hamper demand for the sought-after minerals and thus the stocks of companies in the sector.

Traders Return to Rare-Earth Metals Brendan Conway 2011

A recent report by Scott Kennedy for the Dragonomics research firm suggests that China's rare-earths policy is the product of bureaucratic wrangling among at least four different government agencies, rather than a grand mercantilist strategy.

A Rare-Earths Opportunity 2012

Agence France-Presse/Getty Images A loader shifts soil containing rare-earths minerals to be exported from China.

Rare-Earths Prices Appear to Soften James T. Areddy 2011

Although subject to appeal, this ruling suggests a rare-earths case, too, would not go China's way.

A Rare-Earths Showdown Looms James Bacchus 2011

He said, however, that a rare-earths agreement likely wouldn't have a tangible effect on the elections since its payoff to Taiwan would take time.

Taiwan, China Discuss Possible Rare-Earths Deal Paul Mozur 2011

On Tuesday, a J.P. Morgan Chase & Co . analyst cited falling rare-earth prices as a reason to slash his outlook for Colorado-based Molycorp Inc., a rare-earths producer often considered an industry bellwether.

Rare-Earths Prices Appear to Soften James T. Areddy 2011

Reuters Nick Farr-Jones says of Taurus: We'd never look at a rare-earths project.

Farr-Jones Takes Winning Mindset to Funds David Winning 2011