Natural Resources committee  To start, I think Canada has a significant advantage in that it does host a vast majority of the critical rare earth element oxides, notably the heavy rare earth. Obviously from the U.S. government's standpoint, they're looking at the development of a hub or a North American silo

Natural Resources committee  There are actually several points. You've heard the number of 10 years from commencement to development to bring up any mine-particular errors in production. In actual fact, Strange Lake has a much longer history than that. The original discovery in the area was made in the late

Natural Resources committee  I think that a lot of the processes, in general, have parallels among them. Strange Lake is a truly unique deposit, geologically as well as technically, in that it is related to conventional granite. The research that was done, as well as our research, indicated a very efficien

Natural Resources committee  Most of our conversations have been with non-Chinese entities, Europeans as well as North Americans. Although there is a recognition that pricing mechanisms for rare earths out of China are competitive, the non-Chinese entities are concerned about further disruptions of the suppl

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Natural Resources committee  I think that as a general rule it has been supportive of the rare earth and other commodity areas in Canada.

Natural Resources committee  Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, Quest Rare Minerals is a Canadian-based exploration and development company. We are in the enviable position right now of providing the basis for the foundation of a new and very promising Canadian industrial sector, the rare earth suppl