During and just following the run up in rare-earth prices, 2010-2011, various analysts reported several hundred, active mineral-exploration projects targeting rare-earth minerals�raising the prospect of significant new rare-earth production outside of China.  What has happened to these projects following the fall in rare-earth prices since 2011?  Which projects have moved forward through the scoping, prefeasibility, and feasibility stages of assessment?  Which have defined resources and reserves?  What really are the prospects for significant new rare-earth production outside of China?  This paper examines these and related questions.

Prospects for new rare-earth mines outside of China

248th National Meeting (2014)

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