Technology: December 2011 Archives
Mining company Molycorp reported that the company has permission from
the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to look for rare earths metals at a
location near its mine at Mountain Pass.
"This is an important milestone in our heavy rare earth strategy, and we expect to begin drilling immediately," Molycorp CEO Mark A. Smith said in a statement. "We anticipate results from the drilling program in the second quarter of 2012."
Mountain Pass is near the 15 Freeway on San Bernardino County's side of the Nevada State Line. Molycorp's mine there is the only place in the United States where rare earths metals are extracted from the earth.
Molycorp's preliminary exploration of the site shows a relatively high percentage of heavy rare earths metals including terbium, dysprosium, europium and samariam. Rare earths metals have a variety of high-tech applications.
"This is an important milestone in our heavy rare earth strategy, and we expect to begin drilling immediately," Molycorp CEO Mark A. Smith said in a statement. "We anticipate results from the drilling program in the second quarter of 2012."
Mountain Pass is near the 15 Freeway on San Bernardino County's side of the Nevada State Line. Molycorp's mine there is the only place in the United States where rare earths metals are extracted from the earth.
Molycorp's preliminary exploration of the site shows a relatively high percentage of heavy rare earths metals including terbium, dysprosium, europium and samariam. Rare earths metals have a variety of high-tech applications.
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