HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, May 07, 2018 -- Ucore Rare Metals Inc. is pleased to announce it has engaged IBC Advanced Technologies, Inc. of American Fork, Utah, to commence advanced engineering and design procedures for the U.S. Specialty Metals Complex to be constructed in Ketchikan, Alaska . On March 5, 2018, Ucore announced a 2020 production start [...]
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, April 09, 2018 -- Ucore Rare Metals Inc. is pleased to announce that its pending joint venture partner, Kentucky River Properties LLC of Hazard, Kentucky, , has purchased an industrial facility in Eastern Kentucky for the purposes of accessing and processing rare earth elements and strategic metals from the Appalachian Coal [...]
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, March 19, 2018 -- Ucore Rare Metals Inc. is pleased to comment on the most recent Congressional initiatives to advance the US Coal Region as a domestic Rare Earth Element production district. The ongoing Congressional focus on the development of REE separation technologies, as evidenced by pending legislation such as the Rare [...]
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, March 07, 2018 -- Ucore Rare Metals Inc. is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into an MOU to form a joint venture with Kentucky River Properties LLC of Hazard, Kentucky, USA , for the purposes of accessing and processing rare earth elements and strategic metals from the Appalachian Coal Region . KRP was formed [...]
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, March 05, 2018 -- Ucore Rare Metals Inc. has set a 2020 production start date for the recently announced U.S. Strategic Metals Complex , a rare earth elements separation plant to be located in Ketchikan, Alaska. Ucore’s transition to production will be led by Mr. Mike Schrider, Chief Operating Officer and Mr. Randy [...]
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Feb. 27, 2018 -- Ucore Rare Metals Inc. is pleased to report that representatives of the Company attended and actively participated in the recent US Forest Service Roundtable Discussion held on February 24, 2018, at the Ketchikan Public Library. The one-day event, hosted and chaired by Senator Lisa Murkowski, was organized to [...]
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Feb. 12, 2018 -- Ucore Rare Metals Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Schrider, P.E. to the position of Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Schrider is a registered Professional Engineer with more than 27 years of experience in manufacturing, engineering and managing complex industrial projects. He was an integral [...]
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Jan. 30, 2018 -- Ucore Rare Metals Inc. is pleased to announce the location selection for its first US Strategic Metals Complex . The site analysis was conducted by Mike Schrider, P.E., V.P. Operations and Engineering of Ucore. Consideration was given to multiple domestic locations, including sites in South Eastern, South [...]
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Dec. 22, 2017 -- Ucore Rare Metals Inc. applauds the Trump Administration for issuing an Executive Order that fundamentally changes the way the United States views its national security and critical minerals policy. President Trump signed the Executive Order on Wednesday instructing his deputies to develop a strategy to end [...]
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Dec. 13, 2017 -- Ucore Rare Metals Inc. is pleased to comment on the signing yesterday of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act by President Trump. The Act features a number of initiatives of strategic importance to Ucore, including the authorization for $5 million in funding for the development of strategic materials [...]
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Oct. 26, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSX-V:UCU) (OTCQX:UURAF) (“Ucore” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the completion of analytical characterization of a pregnant leach solution derived from the Alberta oil sands (the “Beta PLS”) at IBC Advanced Technologies [...]
Ucore Rare Metals is pleased to announce that Advisory Board Member and former Army Senior Acquisition Executive Dean Popps has published an op-ed highlighting the criticality of developing a domestic supply of rare earth elements (REE) and the looming threat to the ability of the United States to win future wars without strategic near term action [...]
