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5 Apr 2010 Niobium  ►  Niocan positive of its Oka niobium project
Niocan Inc. announced an update of the capital and operating costs ("capex/opex") for its Oka niobium project. A recent engineering and financial review by Met-Chem Canada Inc. ("Met-Chem") of the... more 
  Rare Earth Metals announces board changes and drilling update
Rare Earth Metals Inc announces the resignation of Mr. Wade Dawe and Mr. Ken Cai as directors of the Company effective April 1, 2010. Both Mr. Dawe and Mr. Cai were instrumental in guiding the... more 
1 Apr 2010   Commerce Resources confirms tantalum and niobium at its Fir deposit
Commerce Resources Corp. reported that it has received the "Independent Technical Report, Blue River Property, Blue River, British Columbia, Canada" and dated March 30, 2010 prepared by Michelle... more 
23 Mar 2010   Ram Resources acquires tantalum-niobium project
Western Australian company Ram Resources is to buy the potentially world-class Motzfeldt tantalum-niobium project in Greenland... more 
19 Mar 2010   RockBridge proceeding with Newfoundland rare earth prospect operations
(RockBridge) (TSX VENTURE:RBE)... more 
  Canadian companies pushing for Congo-free tantalum market
The movement to stop the flow of Congo conflict minerals into the global supply chain is growing and activist groups like The Enough Project are employing several tactics to get the message out... more 
17 Mar 2010   Quest Uranium advances rare-earths exploration plans
Highlights... more 
16 Mar 2010   Rare Earth Metals announces drilling results from its iron-rare earths-niobium project
Rare Earth Metals Inc is pleased to announce the analytical results from the first drill hole completed on the Clay-Howells Prospect in northern Ontario. The initial hole was drilled on the northeast... more 
13 Mar 2010   Niocan positive about niobium and tantalum
In perspective of the improvement of the rare earth market, Niocan Inc. had mandated in year 2000 J.R. Goode and Associates, Metallurgical Consulting to prepare a conceptual study on Niobium Refinery... more 
11 Mar 2010   Sarissa Resources confirms niobium and tantalum
Sarissa Resources Inc. announced that the preliminary analytical results from step out hole DDH-10-83 have identified an extensive new zone of Nb2O5 mineralization... more 
  Torch River identifies rare earths at Mount Copeland
Torch River Resources Ltd. announced geochemical and geophysical data compilation has identified REE targets on its 100% owned Mount Copeland mineral tenures. From the 2008 drill core samples (West... more 
9 Mar 2010   MDN restarts Ikungu gold drilling
MDN Inc. announced that the Ikungu drill program was restarted with two drill rigs on January 28, 2010. The objective of this program is to systematically drill the main gold-bearing reef along a 2.5... more 
  Tantalum market outlook
There are mounting fears in the tantalum market that serious shortages are looming. Weak demand in consuming industries, particularly capacitors, coupled with large inventories in the supply chain,... more 
8 Mar 2010   True North options 65% of its Yukon rare earth discovery to Great Western Minerals
True North Gems Inc. and Great Western Minerals Group Ltd are pleased to announce that TGX has granted GWMG an option to acquire up to a 65% working interest in TGX's True Blue property in the Yukon... more 
5 Mar 2010   Rare Earth Metals resumes drilling at its RE-niobium-iron deposit
Rare Earth Metals Inc is pleased to announce the resumption of drilling on the Clay-Howells project in northern Ontario. The drill program had been delayed in order to carry out discussions with a... more 
  HC Starck sells Amperkat catalyst business to Evonik
HC Starck has sold its Amperkat business to Evonik Degussa GmbH, based in Essen, Germany... more 
4 Mar 2010   Orebodies Inc to acquire Zigzag lithium/rare metals property
Canadian Orebodies Inc. is pleased to announce that it is has entered into an Option Agreement (the "Option") with Ultra Lithium Inc. ("Ultra") and the underlying property owners (the "Owners") to... more 
  Midland Exploration seeks $2.7m funding for its rare earths project
Midland Exploration Inc. is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement with Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation ("JOGMEC") for its Ytterby rare earth elements ("REE")... more 
2 Mar 2010   Australia's gold-copper miners outlook summary
OZ Minerals has a problem. What to do with all that cash – a little more than a $1 billion at last count... more 
24 Feb 2010   DIOS discovers niobium and tantalum at Quebec mine
The exploration team of DIOS Exploration is very pleased to report the discovery of the Shipshaw Carbonatite Complex, Saguenay, Quebec, with niobium, tantalum and rare earth potential as well as... more