By Clint Cox Last week in Hong Kong, on November 12-14, Metal Events held it’s annual Rare Earth Conference. About 200 delegates participated in this year’s big event. There was representation from all over the world, and across various parts of the industry. Hong Kong was a bit rainy this year, but we didn’t let […]

By Clint Cox Metal Pages and the China Chamber of Commerce for Metals, Mineral and Chemicals Importers and Exporters (CCCMC) put on a fantastic conference in Shanghai on 11-13 September 2013. There were about 200 attendees from about 20 countries, with the largest contingent being from China. The presentations were informative throughout the Conference, and […]

By Terry Gatchell Beijing, China. Rare Earths 2011, sponsored by Molycorp and organized by Metal Pages, Ltd. and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce for Metals (CCCMC) was held September 14-16 at the Sun World Dynasty Hotel. Other sponsors included Matamec, Rare Element Resources, Great Western Mineral Group, TUC Resources, Hudson Resources, and Kimberly Rare Earths. […]

By Terry Gatchell One of Santa Fe’s wind gardens and the Loretto Chapel June 19-23 Santa Fe, New Mexico More than 200 scientists and engineers from universities and national labs around the world met at the historic Inn at Loretto for the 26th triennial Rare Earth Research Conference (RERC) to challenge, discuss and celebrate experimental […]

By Clint Cox Rare earth element (REE) conferences have become so commonplace that it has been said that the people making the most money in this industry are the conference organizers. While it may be true that there are a number of events trying to lure the rare earth crowd, the undisputed industry event of […]

By Clint Cox October 25-27 marked the third occurrence of the Conference with the longest name in the rare earth industry—Infocast’s Critical & Rare Metals Summit III: Rare Earths Outlook: Strategies for Managing Rare Earths and Lithium Supply Risk. The Conference couldn’t have come at a better time and place for the industry, with all […]

By Clint Cox It was stated at the Technology and Rare Earth Metals for National Security and Clean Energy (TREM) Conference in Washington DC on March 17-18, that there are two modes of energy policy in Washington: 1. Complacency 2. Panic!!! This may prove true for the rare earths as well. Please don’t misunderstand, the […]

By Clint Cox My first rare earth conference of the year was an investment bank conference in Australia in Early February – since then it has been an endless barrage of rare earth conference mania! The SME, Phoenix, February 28-March 3 The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) had three technical sessions that included […]

By Clint Cox Happy New Year! This is more of an exercise in entertainment than it will be informative. There are so many different directions the rare earth industry could go this year that it would be foolish to make formal predictions (so please consider anything I say here very informal). Enough tip-toeing, let’s dance! […]

By Clint Cox Metal Events Ltd’s “5th International Rare Earths Conference” was held in Hong Kong in November 17-19, and was attended by about 170 delegates – a new record for the event. While the delegates engaged in lively discussion over many topics, most seemed to agree on one thing – 2009 was “the year […]

By Clint Cox I apologize for the delay in getting this story posted! Let me start by saying that Infocast’s Conference held October 20-22 in Washington DC entitled “Managing Supply Chain Risks for Critical & Strategic Metals: Rare Earth Metals, Minor Metals, Platinum Group Metals, Lithium” had quite a mix of attendees — end users, […]

By Terry Gatchell Tuscaloosa, AL On June 22-26, more than 150 researchers from seventeen countries met at the University of Alabama’s Shelby Hall to share and discuss the latest developments in lanthanide science and technology at the 25th Rare Earth Research Conference. The triennial event is marked by the presentation of the Frank H. Spedding […]

By Clint Cox The World Resource Conference was held in Vancouver on June 15-16. Cambridge House International put on another great show, with a well-attended show. People commented that it may have been a little smaller than past shows, but there was good attendance on Monday (the second day of the show). There was a […]

By Clint Cox On February 26th, the rare earth community gathered for an entire morning of REE talks during a special session at the annual SME conference in beautiful Salt Lake City (the Great Salt Lake pictured below). The session was titled “Rare Earths – Mining, Geology, and Metals” and was chaired by James Hedrick […]

By Clint Cox Over 100 delegates enjoyed two days of presentations and networking in Hong Kong on November 4-6. Representatives hailed from all corners of the globe and there were presentations from the UK, China, Japan, Australia, Canada, the US, and Russia. Roskill opened the conference with an excellent description of the history of the […]

By Clint Cox The Cambridge House Toronto Resource Investment show was held October 21-22. Rare earths were mentioned in at least two different speeches, and were represented by two companies: Avalon Ventures and Great Western Minerals. I was able to spend time with both companies, and it is clear that activity is picking up in […]

By Clint Cox I am just finishing up my short stay here in Hong Kong for Metal-Pages Conference on the Minor Metals and Rare Earths. The setting provided wonderful contrast — the five star Langham Place Hotel set in Mongkok, the most densely populated place on earth: 160 delegates attended the Conference, and there was […]

By Clint Cox I have just returned from the Fifth International Conference on Rare Earth Development and Application in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China. The Conference was attended by 400 delegates from around the world, but the majority were from Asia. I arrived a day early and was able to spend some time in the Gobi […]