Avalon Rare Metals — Building a North American Rare Earths Supply Chain

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Don-BubarDecember 29, 2012 – Don Bubar, CEO, President and Director for Avalon Rare Metals (NYSE MKT: AVL | TSX: AVL) in an interview with Tracy Weslosky, Publisher of ProEdgeWire starts: “We were told basically by the market that if we were going to get into this business, we really needed to find a solution on separation and refining outside China. We couldn’t rely on a solution to emerge for us inside China or outside, so we made the decision a couple of years ago that we should build a separation plant and a refinery into our development model.”

Don goes on to discuss the existing marketplace and associated demand for rare earths, and touches on the benefits of investing in sustainability.

Disclaimer: Avalon Rare Metals is a member of ProEdgeWire.

  1. Great interview !

    Avalon have proven up a huge resource … 66 million tonnes Measured and Indicated category plus another 60 million tonnes Inferred category – yep it’s a big resource

    But like Don Bubar says it’s not really a matter of the size of the resource ..

    …. really it’s about grade and that balance between the Heavies and Lights

    28.75% Total Heavies
    71.25% Total Lights

    Talking about $1 billion in Capex.

    Tracy, I would like to know how is Avalon dealing with the logistics of mining under Thor Lake?, surley that must pose it’s own problems.

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  2. Thanks for the comment Bill, it’s always nice to hear from you.

    Logistics for any advanced stage property is always a factor that investors consider. How will they handle Thor Lake? I figure if Friedland could get gold out of Mongolia, Don can handle Thor Lake…

    Happy New Year 2013.

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