Comments on: March 2014 Updates To The TMR Advanced Rare-Earth Projects Index

By: Michel Proulx

Michel Proulx — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 01:15:33 +0000

I would like to clarify one point. Uranium (<7 ppm) – Thorium (<500 ppm) values above stand for 20% LREO carbonatite showing on grab sample.

This Grevet REE Property is available to option.

By: Peter Merity

Peter Merity — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 23:30:24 +0000

Dear Gareth

Thank you for your bulletins. I agree with Mike Saner that having the thorium and uranium content would be very useful for a number of reasons. First as an indication of the safety and ease of processing the REE in the deposit and, secondly, as you have already indicated, it may be that these waste products may become more valuable in future.

Thanks again for the bulletins.

Regards

Peter Merity

By: Michel Proulx

Michel Proulx — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 00:50:01 +0000

Mike Saner said:

“An important aspect of all rare earth deposits is the fact that they almost always contain thorium (and uranium as well). Separating and disposing of these two “nasties” is important, and could become a “fatal flaw” in the hydro-metallurgical separations”

This is not true. Each REE deposit has is proper caracteristics. Some are Uranium / Thorium-rich other not. Actinides-rich REE deposits are more associated with syenite / peraralkaline rocks.

Uranium – Thorium very poor deposit is per example Grevet REE Property, Quebec, Canada where U – Th values stand below 7 ppm and 500 ppm respectively. This property has over 143 REE showing up to 20% LREO.

By: Veritas Bob

Veritas Bob — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 16:13:26 +0000

Jackie, I hope your command of the mining and rare earth business is better than your spelling and command (or lack thereof) of the English language. Please forgive me if you are not a native English speaker.

By: Jackie L. Goldsmith

Jackie L. Goldsmith — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 13:55:51 +0000

Thank f or staying on top end of. things I wish to state I as a mine owner wish to form a small co op of small miners here in the states to form a R and D Pool to due proper research on RR Deposits and HREE Deposits here in the states and canada
what s your feed back on this? NO MAJORS NO LARGE CORPOATIONS CONTROLLED BY OUR OBAMA ADMINISTRATION…with my present research we should be able to produce rare earths here in the states

By: Mike Saner

Mike Saner — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 13:34:26 +0000

Hi Gareth

Thanks for the updates, they are most useful.

An important aspect of all rare earth deposits is the fact that they almost always contain thorium (and uranium as well). Separating and disposing of these two “nasties” is important, and could become a “fatal flaw” in the hydro-metallurgical separations.
Could you please look into the possibility of adding the thorium (and U) grades to the REO grades that you already report for each deposit. This will then put into perspective the reality of any future operations at each deposit.

With kind regards

Mike Saner
Tel +27 11 888 3480