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This is only the first step for #America, because the key to the exploitation in the #RareEearth is not only the research and production of minerals, but also the separation of #RareEarthOxides to refined products. The #UnitedStates has yet to reactivate the production of rare earths outside of #China, even if they are trying to rebuild the rare earth sector. Much of production has shifted to China, for the usual reason as to why in recent years everything has moved there.

Read more at: http://www.profitconfidential.com/stock/volkswagen-ag-adr-could-mean-huge-profits-for-rare-earth-metals/

#Cobalt prices should advance “significantly” in the next two years as demand for the metal used in rechargeable #Batteries increases. The battery market is expanding as more consumers turn to #Electric and #HybridCars and look to store #RenewableEnergy to power appliances when there’s little wind or sunshine. #Daimler AG and #Tesla said they will start selling batteries storing energy to homeowners and businesses.

Read more at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-23/enrc-owner-targets-cobalt-mining-to-tap-growing-battery-market

#FlindersResources this week revealed that it had been chosen as an industry partner within #SvensktGrafen ( #SwedishGraphene ), a government funded programme to research and commercialise the #Graphene production from Swedish-sourced #Graphite. Flinders said that its flagship production-ready and fully permitted Woxna graphite mine and processing facility – the only graphite mine in #Sweden and one of only two in #Europe – was the “natural” partner for this programme.

Read more at: http://www.miningweekly.com/article/flinders-chosen-as-industry-partner-for-swedish-graphene-commercialisation-programme-2015-09-23

#German electronics firm #Bosch says it will have a #SolidState #Battery on the market by 2020 that will double the range of #ElectricCars at half the cost of today’s batteries.

Read more at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11885801/Bosch-invents-new-electric-car-battery-to-double-mileage.html

A research demonstration unveiled today at the Department of Energy’s  #OakRidgeNationalLaboratory combines #CleanEnergy technologies into a 3D-printed building and vehicle to showcase a new approach to energy use, storage and consumption.

The Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy (#AMIE) demonstration, displayed at DOE’s Office of #EnergyEfficiency and #RenewableEnergy Industry Day event, is a model for energy-efficient systems that link buildings, vehicles and the grid.

Read more at: http://www.newswise.com/articles/ornl-integrated-energy-demo-connects-3d-printed-building-vehicle2

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#GeneralElectric will not invest in #AtomicEnergy in #India until accident liability laws are brought in line with global rules, Chairman Jeff Immelt said on Monday, in a setback for top-level efforts to get #US firms to build power stations.

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/09/21/ges-immelt-no-india-nuclear-investment-unless-laws-changed.html

#Nitinol, or the super-elastic #Nickel, has been used in many #Physics #Laboratories because it could easily be shaped and bent according to its purpose, making it a very useful material in experiments. The #Science world—or the research and development segment—has become an essential entity for the #NickelMining sector. This becomes more apparent these days, as the shaky global nickel market.

Read more at: http://www.ibtimes.com.au/nickel-technology-could-lead-discovering-perfect-knot-1468490

Currently just one company, #LynasCorporation, is mining #RareEarths outside of #China, rival #American firm #Molycorp went bankrupt in June, leaving Lynas as the last company standing.

Lynas mines rare earths at #Laverton in Western Australia’s #Goldfields region, and ships it to #Malaysia for processing.

Read more at: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-22/rare-earth-miners-face-tough-market/6786970

#Glencore, the world’s third-biggest miner, is in talks to raise more than $1 billion in so-called “streaming” deals, coming on the heels of transactions by No.1 gold producer #BarrickGold and diversified miner #TeckResources.

More such deals are expected as #Shareholders, ratings agencies and lenders pressure miners to slash debt amid a gloomy #Commodity price outlook and as other debt-cutting tools such as asset sales, dividend cuts and share issues are not enough.

Read more at: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/21/mining-denver-financing-idUSL1N11H1L620150921

(Reuters) – – If one was to compile a list of the biggest risk to #Metals and #Mining companies right now, it’s unlikely that planning and executing a renewed growth strategy would the top issue.

But that’s exactly the view of consultants #ErnstYoung (EY), who recently produced a report highlighting the top risks for metals and mining companies in the next year, and how these have evolved since the peak of the #Commodity cycle in 2008.

“But standing still is not an option: we believe now is the time to prepare for a switch to #Growth.”

Read more at: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/09/21/column-russell-metals-outlook-idUKL4N11R20720150921