while we await a cap raise and the inevitable (attempted)run-up...

while we await a cap raise and the inevitable (attempted)run-up of price that precedes the cr...here's more light reading


May 2, 2014 by Hongpo Shen
How far away is a Dysprosium crisis?

http://investorintel.com/rare-earth-intel/far-away-dysprosium-crisis/

here's an interesting excerpt that wasnt part of the article but resultant conversation further down

"Hongpo on May 4, 2014 at 12:14 PM said:

1),China’s MIIT has ordered legal rare earth producers to eliminate 102,400 tons (REO) of backward rare earth production capacity in 2014.
2), Currently,most of Chinese small and medium sized producers are still heavily rely on dysprosium due to lack of new technologies.
3), China imported 54 tons of dysprosium oxide(28469015)last year,the data is from China’s customs."