Australia has plenty of: resources. Of course you knew that already. But what you may not have known is that Australia’s government is devising plans on how to protect Australia’s natural resources from a hostile takeover. Presumably from countries like… China. And we’re not talking about share market action.
December 20th, 2011 | Dan Denning | 2 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "rare earths"
We Are All Ratings Agencies Now
China’s General Administration of Customs reports that the nation’s exports hit a record and June and generated a big trade surplus. Exports were up 43.9% year-over-year, while imports were up 34%. The $22.84 billion surplus gives China more money to buy U.S. bonds, if it so chooses. But the alarming statistic, from an Australian perspective, is that imports of iron ore and copper were down for the third straight month.
July 12th, 2010 | Dan Denning | 2 comments | Continued
Rare Earth Elements: A Beginner’s Guide
Rare earth elements consist of a group of 15 metals. In most cases and usage patterns in the modern economy, these 15 elements are oxides. The names of the elements are Cerium, Dysprosium, Erbium, Europium, Gadolinium, Holmium, Lanthanum, Lutetium, Neodymium, Praseodymium, Samarium, Terbium, Thulium, Ytterbium, and Yttrium. The bulk of the world’s supply of rare earth elements comes from the mineral bastnasite. Bastnasite is a mixed lanthanide fluoro-carbonate mineral.
June 19th, 2008 | Byron King | 13 comments | Continued
