Rare Earth Investment Update
February 27, 2012 at 13:06 PM EST
By Jeff Clark, Casey Research We’ve received a number of inquiries from Casey Research subscribers about our opinion on the current rare earth metals market. We have covered this topic previously, but this article, we’ll take a fresh look. As a matter of a recap, rare earth elements (or REEs) is a generic name for 17 metals widely used mostly in high-technology devices, such as mobile phones, laptops, flat screen televisions, hybrid car batteries, lasers, optics, and military equipment. New uses for these metals are being constantly found, but more on that later. Despite the name, these metals are not actually rare in nature. The name refers to the fact that they are rarely found in a pure form . . . → Read More: Rare Earth Investment Update