Investing in Yttrium

Yttrium is a transition metal that was named after the the town of Ytterby, Sweden. Its chemical makeup is similar to a lanthanoid, and it is found in almost all rare earth minerals. Yttrium is used to make phosphors and LEDs, as well as having other uses in the electronics industry. YBCO, yttrium barium copper oxide, is a high-temperature superconductor. Yttrium-90 is a radioactive isotope used to treat cancer.

Molycorp - http://www.molycorp.com/products/yttrium.html - Molycorp is a mining and marketing subsidiary of Chevron (NYSE: CVX) that produces yttrium, in addition to molybdenum and other rare earth elements.
Great Western Minerals Group (CVE: GWG)
Metall Rare Earth Limited - http://www.metall.com.cn/y.htm
Avalon Rare Metals (TSE: AVL)
ESPI High Purity Metals - http://www.espimetals.com/metals/catyttrium.htm

Yttrium News
2010-02-01 - (sd) - Superconducting hydrogen? Researchers model three hydrogen-dense metal alloys

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