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		<title>Are Rare Earths Being Produced Outside of China?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Clint Cox The short answer is “Yes.” The longer answer involves delicious cheese, beautiful scenery, an incredibly gracious host, some remedial knowledge of Soviet history, a trip to Estonia, and some choir practice! We arrived in Tallinn on a beautiful day in Eastern Europe: After we arrived, we drove several hours to a small [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ytterby Yxtravaganza: Back to the Birthplace of Rare Earths!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Clint Cox We landed in Stockholm with expectations so great that we could almost taste the gadolinite! [Note: NEVER taste gadolinite -- don't try it at home, and don't try it in Sweden. But if you're going to taste something in Sweden, try the pancakes!] A view of Stockholm: The almost-epic journey included planes, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theanchorsite.com/2010/07/23/ytterby-yxtravaganza-back-to-the-birthplace-of-rare-earths/</link>
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		<title>Chinese Export Quotas Cut</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Clint Cox The recent reduction of Chinese rare earth export quotas is a BIG deal. It&#8217;s a HUGE story that reflects the unpredictable nature of this market. The industry is being shaken.  There will be clear-cut winners and losers.  It may takes weeks and months before things settle. I just wanted to acknowledge this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theanchorsite.com/2010/07/20/chinese-export-quotas-cut/</link>
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		<title>Interview with Anton Chakhmouradian: Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Anton Chakhmouradian teaches alkaline and carbonatitic systems at the University of Manitoba.  I believe that his research is both top-notch and absolutely critical for the furthering of our understanding of rare earths in various geologic settings. This interview was conducted by submitting questions to Dr. Chakhmouradian which he answered and returned on 3 May [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theanchorsite.com/2010/05/14/interview-with-anton-chakhmouradian-part-2/</link>
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		<title>Interview with Anton Chakhmouradian: Part1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Anton Chakhmouradian teaches alkaline and carbonatitic systems at the University of Manitoba.  I believe that his research is both top-notch and absolutely critical for the furthering of our understanding of rare earths in various geologic settings. This interview was conducted by submitting questions to Dr. Chakhmouradian which he answered and returned on 3 May [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theanchorsite.com/2010/05/07/interview-with-anton-chakhmouradian-part1/</link>
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		<title>The GAO Speaks! (Why We Should All Listen)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Clint Cox Today the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) publicly released its eagerly anticipated report entitled “Rare Earth Materials in the Defense Supply Chain”. Although there are no colossal revelations in the report, it is a fascinating read and shows the thorough nature of the GAO. In putting together the report, they contacted: Department [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theanchorsite.com/2010/04/14/the-gao-speaks-why-we-should-all-listen/</link>
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		<title>Conference Cornucopia: Part 2, TREM</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Clint Cox It was stated at the Technology and Rare Earth Metals for National Security and Clean Energy (TREM) Conference in Washington DC on March 17-18, that there are two modes of energy policy in Washington: Complacency Panic!!! This may prove true for the rare earths as well. Please don’t misunderstand, the Conference was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theanchorsite.com/2010/04/13/conference-cornucopia-part-2-trem/</link>
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		<title>Conference Conucopia: Part 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Clint Cox My first rare earth conference of the year was an investment bank conference in Australia in Early February – since then it has been an endless barrage of rare earth conference mania! The SME, Phoenix, February 28-March 3 The Society for Mining, Metallurgy &#38; Exploration (SME) had three technical sessions that included [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theanchorsite.com/2010/04/02/conference-conucopia-part-1/</link>
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		<title>Wonder at Mount Weld</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Clint Cox &#8220;Do NOT go into the bush!&#8221; We received this warning a number of times before we stepped foot at Mount Weld.  People die out in the bush &#8212; an Aboriginal had recently died in the area.  We flew into Laverton from Perth for our visit, and Laverton is hundreds of kilometers from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theanchorsite.com/2010/03/04/wonder-at-mount-weld/</link>
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		<title>Journey to the Dubbo Zirconia Project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Clint Cox Dubbo is a short flight from Sydney. Alkane Resources has three projects in the vicinity, with the Dubbo Zirconia Project (aka D-Zed-P) being of most interest to yours truly. We “hired a car” (that&#8217;s “rented a vehicle” for those in the US) for the short trip out to DZP. On the way, [...]]]></description>
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