09.01.2015 - Rare Earths and Technology Metals – Was 2014 a Lost Year?
In a space in which there are too many “lost years” of late, we cannot deem 2014 as anything but yet another lost year, especially for the Rare Earth space. Let’s hope it will be the last of such periods. The first half was pretty good with many, including ourselves, calling a turn in fortunes but this was a more generalized improvement linked to a better vibe in the mining space in general. It was certainly not linked to price appreciation in Rare Earths or indeed, in any of the specialty metals. REE prices remained firmly stuck were they were with the Chinese sending out vibrations that didn’t give much hope for improvement either...............................................Full Article: Source
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