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Cyclic Materials Announces Capacity to Recycle Wind Turbine Generators and MRI Machines

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Cyclic Materials , an advanced metals recycling company building a circular supply chain for rare earth elements and other critical metals, has expanded its operations to accept two new feedstock streams: wind turbine generators and MRI machines.

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  • Cyclic Materials , an advanced metals recycling company building a circular supply chain for rare earth elements and other critical metals, has expanded its operations to accept two new feedstock streams: wind turbine generators and MRI machines.
  • Through its strong partnership network, Cyclic has already sourced 37 MW capacity of wind turbine generators containing permanent magnets, and 116,000 pounds of MRI machines.
  • Both wind turbine generators and MRI machines contain valuable materials such as neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, terbium and copper.
  • The company currently seeks additional sources for end-of-life wind turbine generators, MRI machines and other materials such as automotive parts and manufacturing waste.

Canada Announces Over $4 million to Support Critical Minerals Value Chains and Create Good Jobs in Ontario

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Monday, February 5, 2024

That is why Canada is seizing this opportunity by making smart investments in critical minerals value chains to support the development and deployment of clean energy and technology.

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  • That is why Canada is seizing this opportunity by making smart investments in critical minerals value chains to support the development and deployment of clean energy and technology.
  • Funded through the Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration (CMRDD) program, Ucore's project will support Canada in increasing its metals that are essential to the development of electric vehicle motors.
  • Creating domestic processing streams and developing expertise in the critical minerals space will create good jobs, build more competitive value chains and ensure investment and economic growth in communities across Canada.
  • Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Ucore Rare Metals Inc.
    Budget 2021 provided $47.7 million to NRCan for the Critical Minerals Research Development and Demonstration (CMRDD) program to support the development of Canadian critical minerals value chains.

Laser Marking Equipment Market to increase by USD 1.23 billion between 2022-2027, the market is segmented by Product (Fiber laser machines, Co2 laser marking equipment, and Others), Application (Machine tools, Electronics and microelectronics, Automotive,

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

This growth trajectory is anticipated to positively impact the global laser marking equipment market alongside escalating coding demands in the packaging industry.

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  • This growth trajectory is anticipated to positively impact the global laser marking equipment market alongside escalating coding demands in the packaging industry.
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    The global Laser Marking Equipment Market is driven by the increasing demand for precise and permanent marking solutions across various industries.
  • Fiber Laser Marking, CO2 Laser Marking, UV Laser Marking, YAG Laser Marking, and Diode Laser Marking are gaining prominence due to their versatility and efficiency.
  • The adoption of Industrial Laser Marking, Portable Laser Marking, and Benchtop Laser Marking machines is on the rise, supported by advanced Laser Marking Systems, Technology, Software, and Materials.

Where do all of James Bond's gadgets come from? A geologist tells the raw truth

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Saturday, December 30, 2023

Laser watches, fingerprint guns, explosives and, of course, over-equipped cars: the list of gadgets flaunted by James Bond is as bewildering as the mind of their inventor, Q.

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  • Laser watches, fingerprint guns, explosives and, of course, over-equipped cars: the list of gadgets flaunted by James Bond is as bewildering as the mind of their inventor, Q.
  • While some of these gadgets actually exist (laser, fingerprint recognition, back reactor), others, as we shall see, are more fanciful.

The fast, inconspicuous cars of the world’s most famous secret agent


In 1964’s Goldfinger, James Bond (Sean Connery) has to give up his Bentley for an Aston Martin DB5 modified by Q (the unforgettable Desmond Llewelyn). This is the first of eight appearances of a car that will go on to become inseparable from 007.
The auto is a good example of how products have become more complex and incorporated a greater diversity of raw materials over time.

  • The DB5 contains an array of minerals, starting with aluminium, a metal known to make cars lighter.
  • The body of the DB5 is made of aluminium and magnesium alloy plates resting on a tubular steel structure.
  • More recently, in Dying Can Wait (2021), the Aston Martin Valhalla is a plug-in hybrid, but James Bond has not yet gone all-electric.

Golden guns that would melt in real life

  • Another cult item is the Walther PPK, the German pistol used by 007 in many of the Bond films.
  • Limited to one shot, the pistol fires bullets of 4.2 mm calibre, weighs 30 g and is made of 23-carat gold with traces of nickel.
  • In jewellery, gold is often combined with silver, copper or zinc to make it wearable.
  • On 4 December 2023, one kilogram of gold was trading at around €66,000, an all-time record (World Gold Council).

James Bond and his high-tech enemies


The saga has also always been about surprising the general public with cutting-edge technology, which may be little known at the time of the film’s release. What better example than the laser, which, should we be reminded, stands short for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. The saga likes to beam it as often as possible, alternatively adding it to pistols, watches, cars, and satellites.

  • In Goldfinger (1964), film director Guy Hamilton chooses to bypass Ian Fleming’s novel of the same name by threatening James Bond not with a chainsaw, but a laser.
  • For one, telemetry: from the Greek “tel” (“remote”) and “metros” (“to measure”), this practice consists in remotely measuring physical and electrical data.
  • Physicist Théodore Maiman introduced the first operational laser in the real world in May 1960 (American Physical Society), right before James Bond.


Crystalline lasers: made of silica glass (from very pure quartz) or synthetic ruby or sapphire crystals (aluminium oxide doped with titanium, chromium or rare earths : neodymium, ytterbium, praseodymium, erbium or thulium) ;
Fibre lasers : composed of optical fibres based on silica (derived from ultra-pure quartz) and doped with rare earths (metals extracted mainly from minerals such as bastnaesite, monazite or xenotime) ;
Gas lasers: using helium (extracted from natural gas deposits) and neon (extracted from atmospheric air gases) or CO2 ;
Organic dye lasers.
The red light beam in Goldfinger was emitted from a laser (probably ruby) whose brightness was amplified by special effects. However, the destructive nature of the laser is pure fiction. During filming, an operator used an acetylene torch under the pre-cut table even though Sean Connery was lying on it !

  • It’s a stainless and corrosion-resistant steel that limits the risk of allergic reactions when it comes into contact with the skin.
  • James Bond is like many other citizens, he consumes mineral raw materials on a daily basis.


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Exceptional results from drilling program at Halleck Creek

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Thursday, December 7, 2023

DENVER, Dec. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Rare Earths Limited (ASX: ARR | ADRs - OTCQX: AMRRY | Common Shares - OTCQB: ARRNF) (“ARR” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the exceptional results from the recently completed diamond drilling program2 at Overton Mountain, located within the broader Halleck Creek Rare Earths Project, Wyoming. These results, with pending assays from RC holes, will provide key inputs to upgrading the current 1.43 billion tonne JORC Resource3, and furthermore confirms that the deposit remains open at depth to at least 302 m (990.81 ft). The assays received to date exhibit TREO averages 4,478 ppm, which is significantly higher than the 3,309 ppm TREO deposit average from the Company’s previous resource estimate.

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  • Interim 2023 resource drilling results from 8 diamond drill holes at Halleck Creek.
  • High value magnetic rare earths neodymium and praseodymium (“NdPr”) averaged 23% of TREO consistent with prior drilling.
  • DENVER, Dec. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Rare Earths Limited (ASX: ARR | ADRs - OTCQX: AMRRY | Common Shares - OTCQB: ARRNF) (“ARR” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the exceptional results from the recently completed diamond drilling program2 at Overton Mountain, located within the broader Halleck Creek Rare Earths Project, Wyoming.
  • Being low in the penalty elements of Thorium and Uranium, places Halleck Creek in a unique position of having the best of both worlds (higher grade and easier processing).

Appia Reports Extraordinary Assay Drill Results From Its PCH Ionic Clay Project, Brazil

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Reverse Circulation Drill Hole Returns 24 Metres Of Mineralization Averaging 27,188 ppm or 2.72% Total Rare Earth Oxides From Surface

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  • Notably, several elements surpassed the upper detection limit of the assay method being used, and updated results will be reported once received.
  • Previously announced drill results - Press Release October 16th, 2023
    "These drill results are the highest TREO grades detected on the PCH property to date," commented Tom Drivas, CEO.
  • Notably, several elements surpassed the upper detection limit of the assay method being used, and updated results will be reported once received."
  • Appia will provide timely updates to shareholders and the general public as assay results are received from the remaining 129 RC, 106 Auger, and 1 diamond drill holes.

Fastmarkets launches rare earths prices for the energy transition

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

Global reserves of the four rare earth elements needed for high-performance NdFeB magnets for EV motors -- neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium and terbium -- are plentiful enough to support the energy transition for the foreseeable future. But complex and opaque supply chains, unexplained price volatility, regional concentration and geopolitical tensions are making it harder for business planners and procurement managers to make timely decisions in a rapidly evolving economic, regulatory and ESG environment.

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  • Global reserves of the four rare earth elements needed for high-performance NdFeB magnets for EV motors -- neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium and terbium -- are plentiful enough to support the energy transition for the foreseeable future.
  • Building upon its track record of world-beating coverage and prices for battery raw materials markets, Fastmarkets has launched five weekly rare earth prices.
  • "Introducing these new rare earth prices is a landmark moment for Fastmarkets and a reflection of our unwavering commitment to bringing transparency and reliability to commodity markets," Fastmarkets CEO Raju Daswani said.
  • *Heavy rare earths are added to NdFeB magnets to maintain performance and efficiency at higher temperatures in motor applications.

CENTRAL AMERICA NICKEL ANNOUNCES FILING OF RARE EARTH EXTRACTION PATENT USING PROPRIETARY ULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGY

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Monday, October 30, 2023

MONTREAL, Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Central America Nickel Inc. (the "Company" or "CAN") is pleased to announce that it has filed a PCT application (PCT/CA2023/051387) and a patent application in the Democratic Republic of the Congo titled "Process for Extraction of Rare Earth Elements" for the extraction of rare earth elements using the Company's Ultrasound Assisted Extraction (UAEx) technology.

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  • MONTREAL, Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Central America Nickel Inc. (the "Company" or "CAN") is pleased to announce that it has filed a PCT application (PCT/CA2023/051387) and a patent application in the Democratic Republic of the Congo titled "Process for Extraction of Rare Earth Elements" for the extraction of rare earth elements using the Company's Ultrasound Assisted Extraction (UAEx) technology.
  • The patent-filed process is a combination of a process for the extraction and recovery of rare earth elements, and the selective extraction and separation of radioactive components (uranium and thorium) from rare earth components with the use of CAN's ultrasound technology, the Ultrasound Assisted Extraction (UAEx), as a process intensification method.
  • Given the complexity of extracting and refining rare earths elements, the use of CAN's proprietary technology and processes could represent a major extractive industry advancement.
  • Rare earths are listed on the critical mineral lists outlined by the governments of Canada and the United States.

Appia Reports Extraordinary Assay Drill Results From Its PCH Ionic Clay Project, Brazil

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

"This extraordinary RC hole confirms the extension of the initial Target IV area to the West and has increased the average thickness and total depth of the highly mineralized PCH ionic clay horizon," said Stephen Burega, President.

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  • "This extraordinary RC hole confirms the extension of the initial Target IV area to the West and has increased the average thickness and total depth of the highly mineralized PCH ionic clay horizon," said Stephen Burega, President.
  • "The assay results from PCH-RC-063 are highly promising, revealing sustained mineralization of essential elements including Terbium (Tb), Dysprosium (Dy), Neodymium (Nd), and Praseodymium (Pr).
  • Notably, several elements surpassed the upper detection limit of the assay method being used, and updated results will be reported once received."
  • Appia will provide timely updates to shareholders and the general public as assay results are received from the remaining 129 RC, 106 Auger, and 1 diamond drill holes.

Positive Metallurgical Test Results - Halleck Creek Project

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

DENVER, Oct. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Rare Earths (ASX: ARR | ADRs - OTCQX: AMRRY | Common Shares - OTCQB: ARRNF| FSE:1BHA) (ARR or the Company) announces results from its metallurgical testing program from its flagship Halleck Creek project in Wyoming, performed under the direction of Wood PLC.

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  • DENVER, Oct. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Rare Earths (ASX: ARR | ADRs - OTCQX: AMRRY | Common Shares - OTCQB: ARRNF| FSE:1BHA) (ARR or the Company) announces results from its metallurgical testing program from its flagship Halleck Creek project in Wyoming, performed under the direction of Wood PLC.
  • Block flow diagrams are now complete and will be utilized in a subsequent phase of metallurgical test work to finalize a flowsheet to be used in a forthcoming Preliminary Economic Analysis.
  • ARR continues to advance the Halleck Creek project as potentially the largest strategic rare earth project in the United States, with a previously announced 1.43 billion tonne JORC resource2.
  • Furthermore, the main reagents utilized are in plentiful supply in the Western U.S. and the project is proximate to interstate highway and railroad transportation.