Comments on: The Rare Earth Crisis Of The Second Decade Of The Twenty-First Century: A Threat Or An Opportunity? https://www.techmetalsresearch.net/the-rare-earth-crisis-of-the-second-decade-of-the-twenty-first-century-a-threat-or-an-opportunity/ Commentary & analysis on rare earths and other technology metals Thu, 10 Feb 2011 07:43:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 By: Online GED https://www.techmetalsresearch.net/the-rare-earth-crisis-of-the-second-decade-of-the-twenty-first-century-a-threat-or-an-opportunity/#comment-990 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 07:43:36 +0000 https://www.techmetalsresearch.net/?p=685#comment-990 Interesting post! Here’s a great website to find an alternative to a GED online.

]]> By: DAVE B https://www.techmetalsresearch.net/the-rare-earth-crisis-of-the-second-decade-of-the-twenty-first-century-a-threat-or-an-opportunity/#comment-126 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:53:15 +0000 https://www.techmetalsresearch.net/?p=685#comment-126 Hi Jack

You run a nice website here with some decent reports.

Reading things through it looks like you are of the opinion that while free markets are good at some things, they are not the answer to strategic planning?

A thought that I would agree with. Being from the UK I am no expert in US politics but it does seem to me that (much like the UK) the US Conservative/right element like the “free market” ideal when it suits them. And yes the US/UK left makes many wrong moves when trying the other path. What happened to common sense and non politicial good judgement rather than points scoring?

]]> By: Tek https://www.techmetalsresearch.net/the-rare-earth-crisis-of-the-second-decade-of-the-twenty-first-century-a-threat-or-an-opportunity/#comment-107 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:07:18 +0000 https://www.techmetalsresearch.net/?p=685#comment-107 Jack, thank you for another insightful article. I have forwarded the text of the Congressman’s question to my Senators and Representative. However, I have been in disblief that our entire supply chain could have been so ineptly mismanaged, but rather has been adeptly dismanaged to an end, that end being money, power, and control of the “Gold of the 21st Century”.
Our “Captains”, observing the iceberg , steer into it and then demand the credit for heroically saving most of their passengers. And they fully expect the adoration and subsequent carte blanche to do as they will, as might be granted to true heroes.

]]> By: Steve Davies https://www.techmetalsresearch.net/the-rare-earth-crisis-of-the-second-decade-of-the-twenty-first-century-a-threat-or-an-opportunity/#comment-106 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:43:05 +0000 https://www.techmetalsresearch.net/?p=685#comment-106 Hi Mike

Yes i would.

Best wishes

Steve

]]> By: Mike Briant https://www.techmetalsresearch.net/the-rare-earth-crisis-of-the-second-decade-of-the-twenty-first-century-a-threat-or-an-opportunity/#comment-105 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:46:29 +0000 https://www.techmetalsresearch.net/?p=685#comment-105 Good day: I am a resident of the Isle of Man, a small island that remains part of the Crown Colony of the British Isles, set equidistance between England, Wales, Scotland & Ireland. It is possible that l may have an opinion of the inertia of Gordon Brown & the British government towards the pending rare earth crisis that eclipses that of the USA. Would anyone like to hear it?
With compliments from Mike Briant Sun 17 January

]]> By: Robert... https://www.techmetalsresearch.net/the-rare-earth-crisis-of-the-second-decade-of-the-twenty-first-century-a-threat-or-an-opportunity/#comment-103 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 07:02:57 +0000 https://www.techmetalsresearch.net/?p=685#comment-103 Hello Jack…

Remember that even though Rome fell in the early 5th century there were still armies marching through the Loire valley in the 8th century carrying the Roman standard as well as senatorial families in Bordeaux imposing Roman taxes on the pesants…Rome might not have been built in a day, but when it fell, it took over 500 years before anyone came to terms with the fact….You are up against the same exact situation here old son. And I salute you for your courage…
Keep preaching the truth

]]> By: John Petersen https://www.techmetalsresearch.net/the-rare-earth-crisis-of-the-second-decade-of-the-twenty-first-century-a-threat-or-an-opportunity/#comment-102 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:14:47 +0000 https://www.techmetalsresearch.net/?p=685#comment-102 The American way is to plan for plenty; more than enough of everything we want whenever we want. As a people we don’t complain too much when stuff gets more expensive, but the thought that there might not be enough stuff to go around is foreign to us. The only times in history when we’ve known shortages of anything were during the oil embargoes when identifiable bad actors deliberately withheld the stuff we wanted from the market for a time, but ultimately restored supply to its rightful state of plenty.

The inconvenient truth is that our future will be increasingly constrained by situations where there isn’t enough stuff in the world to instantly satisfy our wants. The rare earths are only the first example. My guess is that sometime in the next decade or two we’ll once again understand the fundamental wisdom of the old song “God bless the child that’s got his own” and act accordingly.

]]> By: beebs https://www.techmetalsresearch.net/the-rare-earth-crisis-of-the-second-decade-of-the-twenty-first-century-a-threat-or-an-opportunity/#comment-101 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:35:46 +0000 https://www.techmetalsresearch.net/?p=685#comment-101 Alkane Resources simply has a pilot plant, processing kilograms of material at a time, and no separation beyond LREE and HREE. They need financing to build a mine first.

IMHO.

]]> By: Edmund Brooke https://www.techmetalsresearch.net/the-rare-earth-crisis-of-the-second-decade-of-the-twenty-first-century-a-threat-or-an-opportunity/#comment-100 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:03:45 +0000 https://www.techmetalsresearch.net/?p=685#comment-100 Jack, at least this is the beginning of some action, let us hope that; as a snowball rolls down the hill; the momentum is going to cause an avalanche.
Part of the problem may be in the preaching to the converted, a wider audience is required, perhaps a small pressure group could kindle interest across the gamut of industries that would be affected by the future ‘lack of’.

]]> By: trevor hughes https://www.techmetalsresearch.net/the-rare-earth-crisis-of-the-second-decade-of-the-twenty-first-century-a-threat-or-an-opportunity/#comment-99 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:57:33 +0000 https://www.techmetalsresearch.net/?p=685#comment-99 Hi Jack,

Thanks as always for keeping us in the loop. I am curious about your opinion of Alkane Resources, the Australian company which is already producing small quantities of rare earths.

Best wishes,

Trevor

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