Japanese company to start rare earths production in India

Japan’s Toyota Tsusho Corporation was set to start rare earths production in India by April, from monazite sand mined in the country. Toyotsu Rare Earths India Private, a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho would use monazite sand...

Salar de Olaroz lithium/potash project, Argentina

The project involves the development of a lithium/potash plant, to take advantage of the high values of lithium in brine present near the proposed project site.

Orocobre to secure financing for project after positive DFS

Australia-based Orocobre would need between $207-million and $221-million to develop its Salar de Olaroz project, in Argentina, the company said on Wednesday. Orocobre, which is listed on the ASX and TSX, said it would start discussions to secure...

Salar de Olaroz project, Argentina

The development has an estimated inferred resource of 350-million kilolitres of brine at 800 g/kl of lithium and 6 600 g/kl of potassium, to a depth of 55 m.

Investors take closer look at rare earth elements as technology, green revolution pick up pace

Plucked from obscurity owing to growing demand, the world’s 16 rare earth elements (REEs) are a bit of a conundrum. For one, they are not actually rare. They are found in much higher quantities and much greater concentration than precious...

Investors take closer look at rare earth elements as technology, green revolution pick up pace

Plucked from obscurity owing to growing demand, the world’s 16 rare earth elements (REEs), are a bit of a conundrum.