Publicly-traded Rare Earth Elements stocks to watch

Rare Earth Minerals stocks, investing in Rare Earth Elements


Here is a list of publicly-traded Rare Earth Elements stocks:

Alkane Resource Ltd. (ASX:ALK, PK:ALKEF)

Arafura Resources Ltd. (ASX:ARU, PK:ARAFF)

Avalon Rare Metals Inc.(TSX:AVL, AMEX:AVL)

Canadian International Minerals Inc (CVE:CIN)

Commerce Resources Corp. (TSXV:CCE)

Frontier Rare Earths Ltd. (TSX:FRO)

Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (TSX.V:GWG, OTCBB:GWMGF)

Greenland Minerals and Energy Ltd. (ASX:GGG, PK:GDLNF)

Hudson Resources Ltd. (TSX.V:HUD, OTCQX:HUDRF)

IBC Advanced Alloys (IBC)

Kirrin Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:KYM)

Lomiko Metals Inc. (TSX-V:LMR)

Lynas Corporation Limited (ASX:LYC)

Matamec Explorations Inc. (TSX.V:MAT, PK:MTCEF)

Medallion Resources Ltd (TSX-V: MDL)

Molycorp Inc (NYSE:MCP)

Navigator Resources Ltd. (ASX:NAV)

Quantum Rare Earth Developments (TSX.V:QRE)

Quest Minerals(QRM.V)

Rare Element Resources (TXS:C.RES)

Stans Energy Corp. (TSX: V.RUU)

Tasman Metals (TSM.V)



As of January 2011, here is a list of 17 Rare Earth Elements mining projects (TMR Advanced Rare-Earths Project Index), and the rare earth minerals mining companies that are behind these ventures (list courtesy of Resource Investor – News That Trades)

Bear Lodge (Bull Hill Zone) – Wyoming, USA : Rare Element Resources Ltd. (TSX.V:RES, AMEX:REE)

Cummins Range – Western Australia, Australia : Navigator Resources Ltd. (ASX:NAV)

Dubbo – New South Wales, Australia – Alkane Resource Ltd. (ASX:ALK, PK:ALKEF)

Hoidas Lake – Saskatchewan, Canada : Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (TSX.V:GWG, OTCBB:GWMGF)

Kangankunde – Balaka, Malawi : Lynas Corporation Ltd. (ASX:LYC, PK:LYSCF)

Kutessay II – Chui, Kyrgyzstan : Stans Energy Corp. (TSX.V:RUU)

Kvanefjeld – Kujalleq, Greenland : Greenland Minerals and Energy Ltd. (ASX:GGG, PK:GDLNF)

Mount Weld – Western Australia, Australia : Lynas Corporation Ltd. (ASX:LYC. PK:LYSCF)

Mountain Pass – California, USA : Molycorp Inc. (NYSE:MCP)

Nechalacho (Thor Lake Basal Zone) – Northwest Territories, Canada : Avalon Rare Metals Inc.(TSX:AVL, AMEX:AVL)

Nolans Bore – Northern Territory, Australia : Arafura Resources Ltd. (ASX:ARU, PK:ARAFF)

Norra Karr – Småland, Sweden : Tasman Metals Ltd. (TSX.V:TSM, PK:TASXF, F:T61)

Sarfartoq (ST1 Zone) – Qaasuitsup, Greenland : Hudson Resources Ltd. (TSX.V:HUD, OTCQX:HUDRF)

Steenkampskraal – Western Cape, South Africa : Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (TSX.V:GWG, OTCBB:GWMGF) & Rare Earth Extraction Co. Ltd.

Strange Lake (B Zone) – Quebec, Canada : Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. (TSX.V:QRM)

Zandkopsdrift – Northern Cape, South Africa : Frontier Rare Earths Ltd. (TSX:FRO)

Zeus (Kipawa) – Quebec, Canada : Matamec Explorations Inc. (TSX.V:MAT, PK:MTCEF)



Member companies of the Bloomberg Rare Earth Mineral Resources Index and their respective weightings:

Company Ticker Symbols Weighting (%)

Molycorp Inc. NYSE:MCP 16.4

Lynas Corporation Ltd. ASX:LYC, PK:LYSCF 15.0

Avalon Rare Metals Inc. TSX:AVL, AMEX:AVL 11.4

Rare Element Resources Ltd. TSX.V:RES, AMEX:REE 11.2

Arafura Resources Ltd. ASX:ARU, PK:ARAFF 10.0

Greenland Minerals and Energy Ltd. ASX:GGG, PK:GDLNF 6.7

Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. TSX.V:QRM, PK:QSURD 6.3

Frontier Rare Earths Ltd. TSX:FRO 5.9

Alkane Resources Ltd. ASX:ALK, PK:ALKEF 5.0

Tasman Metals Ltd. TSX.V:TSM, PK:TASXF, F:T61 4.6

Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. TSX.V:GWG, OTCBB:GWMGF 4.2

Navigator Resources Limited ASX:NAV 2.1

Matamec Explorations Inc. TSX.V:MAT, PK:MTCEF 1.2



Many Happy Returns in 2011!


(Note of Caution: Investing in individual equity securities is for high risk investors, and junior mining stocks have added speculative risk on top of that. Medium risk investors should seeking exposure to the industry may want to research and invest in resource funds with a significant Rare Earth Elements component, and even then as part of a widely diversified portfolio)