Great Future Investing in Rare Earths

The Penny Sleuth Features: Penny Stocks, Options and High-Growth Opportunities! Great Future Investing in Rare Earths By Byron King March 21, 2011 Dear Penny Sleuther, In late January, Chinese President Hu Jintao is visiting Washington, DC, to discuss U.S.-China issues with President Obama and other dignitaries. One would think that the diplomats from each nation would pass the word for everyone to keep a lid on developments that could somehow cast a shadow over a high profile state visit. So what are we to make of the announcement, out of Beijing, that the Chinese Ministry of Land and Resources has brought 11 rare earth mines under state control? Watch This: Nine Easy Ways You Can STILL Get Rich With Gold Is it too late to get rich on gold’s bull run? Not according to this stunning new report. You’ve got at least NINE new ways you can still pile up new gains on the yellow metal’s surge. Click here to watch the video and find out how. The Ministry announced that the 11 mines, covering an area of 978 square miles, were the first batch of “state planned mining zones” for rare earths. According to news accounts, Chinese authorities stated that the government’s goal is to strengthen “protection and reasonable development” of the rare earths sector. This news about rare earths may not exactly be thunder out of China. But under the circumstances, it sure touches a nerve because China already controls about 97% of world’s rare earth resources. In recent months China has tightened control over rare earths by slashing quotas for overseas shipments, halting unauthorized exports, hiking export taxes and cracking down on heavily polluting mines. The overall picture is that China is consolidating a formerly fragmented industry. The result is — and will continue to be — industrial consolidation, stronger state control and generally higher prices in the future. China is already enjoying greater returns from its diminishing rare earths exports. Toward the end of January, China’s Ministry of Commerce reported that China’s rare earths exports totaled 35,000 tonnes (metric tons) in the first 11 months of 2010, exceeding the posted annual quota of 30,300 tonnes. 2.3 Billion Barrel Discovery… 1 Company Owns 90%? Harvard geologist Byron King recently released this video presentation. When you watch it you will hear about the “Oil Kitchen,” a potential 2.3 billion barrel discovery off Africa’s west coast. Time Magazine calls this part of Africa “an oil and gas bonanza just waiting to be tapped.” Shockingly, a tiny Canadian company controls 90% of several large blocks in the region. Byron predicts this could result in a 3,577% gain for fast movers! Because of this, I urge you to click here now to watch Byron’s presentation instantly. With soaring international prices, the value of China’s rare earths exports jumped by 171% from 2009. Looking ahead, the Commerce Ministry announced last month it is slashing rare earths export quotas by about 35% for the first six months of this year. Let me make a few points here, based on my observations over time, as well as what I heard Chinese representatives say during a recent trip to Hong Kong: China’s leadership truly views rare earths as a current and future, strategic center of gravity for national economic development, future tech of many forms, and of course military power. They will manage this rare earths issue from the top-down, making policy and directing assets and capital as appropriate. Past mining practices have caused immense and immeasurable environmental damage within China. Meanwhile, much of the past practice used poor techniques that did not maximize output or return on investment. The strategic nature of the rare earths issue makes now as good a time as any to clean up this mess. The unlicensed, black market for Chinese rare earths materials has amounted to as much as 40% (maybe more) of total output, up until recently. This is entirely unacceptable in a Communist state with a nominally “planned” economy. Looking forward, China will “cooperate” with the international community on future rare earth exports — but ONLY to the extent that the overall process benefits China. I anticipate that, primarily, China will focus and prioritize its export of rare earths materials that go into value-added articles that then must come back to China to use in other manufacturing. The Chinese are smart enough to identify potential markets for rare earths that COMPETE against China. They’ll do everything they can — active and passive measures — to divert exports away from these kinds of markets. Here’s the bottom line. There’s a great future for the rare earths industry in the West... but you have to be careful about chasing momentum. You need to invest wisely, with a focus on companies that can actually deliver an end product after managing years of capital expenditure, and forming-up many systems of systems. Until we meet again, Byron King P.S.: To find out more about my latest rare earth play, click here. In this brand new presentation I discuss a “rare earth” penny stock set to explode. Get all the information right here. 6 Penny Stocks to Own Right Now… Greg Guenthner, editor of Penny Stock Fortunes is giving away SIX penny stock recommendations to all new subscribers! But you must hurry because these plays could explode at any time. Click here to watch the presentation now. Great Future Investing in Rare Earths is featured at Penny Sleuth. The Secret $200 Retirement Blueprint Investing in Penny Stocks What Is Technical Trading Follow the Penny Sleuth on Twitter, here. Become a Facebook Fan of The Penny Sleuth, here. 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