Get to grips with the fundamentals of the rare earth metals industry in just three days - with the 3 Day MBA in Rare Earth Metals The 3 Day MBA in Rare Earth Metals is designed for those seeking true business advantage. Our expert trainer will take you through workshops, mini quizzes, case studies and interactive presentations to introduce you to the rare earth metals industry and improve your understanding of how it really works. You’ll explore all the critical issues, challenges and opportunities to ensure that by the end of the three days, you’ll be able to better position your organisation to compete effectively in today’s fast changing environment. In just three days you will: - Explore real-world lessons they don't teach you on the job, in just three days - Gain a simple yet comprehensive explanation of how the rare earth metals industry really works - Understand price forecasting techniques for rare earth metals - Grasp the strategic significance of the mining cycle for rare earth metals - Uncover the cost of producing rare earth metals See more at: http://www.terrapinntraining.com/training/3-Day-MBA-in-Rare-Earth-Metals#sthash.2ovPnkUg.dpuf

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28 – 30 May 2014, Hong Kong
10 – 12 November 2014, Singapore
í Learn how the rare earth metals industry really
works
í Discover how to analyse the economics of a rare
earth mine project
í Understand price forecasting techniques
Comprehensive training course for those
who seek true business advantage
Rare Earth
Metals

2. Register now: www.terrapinntraining.com or call (+65) 6322 2339
The 3 Day MBA in Rare Earth Metals is an entry-level
training course aimed at those who are new to the rare
earth metals industry. It offers a comprehensive overview of
the industry and gets attendees up to speed on vital jargon
and industry issues.
As well as being useful for new entrants, the course is also
aimed at senior managers who need a big-picture refresher,
investors in and professional advisors and suppliers to the
industry.
Attendees come from a wide range of areas, some of which
include:
Your trainer
John Sykes is the Principal and founder of
Greenfields Research, which specialises in the
analysis of mine project development for the
base, precious and speciality metal markets.
For Greenfields, John has carried out various
consultancy projects in the rare earths sector,
conducting market entry studies, sector
overviews, shareholder briefing presentations
and contributing to IPO documentation.
John, who has worked all over the world, holds
an MSc in Geology from the Royal School of
Mines, Imperial College London.
Imagine how much you could
learn in just three days...
Who should attend?
Gain a thorough understanding of rare earth
metals
Learn how the rare earth metals industry works, from forecasting
and analysis to successfully marketing and selling metals.
Understand the challenges facing the rare earth
metals industry
Evaluate the latest critical issues and challenges facing the
industry and discover the opportunities for growth.
Learn about marketing and trading of rare earth
metals
Discover how rare earth metals are traded and understand
physical investment fundamentals.
Master price forecasting techniques
Learn how to price forecast using historical prices and stock
levels and discover what the future holds for rare earth prices.
Understand rare earth metals demand
dynamics
Understand the key demand sectors and high value uses of rare
earth metals and look at threats to rare earth substitution.
Look at the cost of producing rare earth metals
Understand the value chain, techniques for processing and
industry cost curve models.
Get to grips with mining costs and cost curves
Explore the costs involved in building and running a rare earth
mine and understand what a cost curve is, and how to build one
for rare metals.
Learn about rare earth metals recycling
Look at current levels of recycling and consider future recycling
and scrap opportunities.
Consider what the future holds
Learn about investing in rare earth metals companies, assessing
rare earth mine projects and what the future holds.
Mining
companies
Legal &
accounting
firms
Investors Government
Banks
Brokerage
houses
Consultants
Original
equipment
manufacturers

3. Forecasting rare earth metal prices
Speed networking
Bring your business cards as every three
minutes you’ll meet someone new.
Introducing the rare earth metals
• Which are the rare earths elements?
• How are the rare earths classified and
what are they used for?
• What is the key terminology?
Trends in rare earth metal prices
• What has happened to rare earth
prices recently?
• How big is the rare earths boom?
• Why are Chinese and non-Chinese
prices different?
Marketing and trading of rare earth
metals
• What rare earth products can be
traded and what makes up a trading
contract?
• How are rare earth prices determined?
• Advice for buyers and sellers
Physical investing in rare earth
metals
• Why and how to invest in metals
• How big is the rare earths market?
Price forecasting techniques:
Historical analysis
• What types of analysis are available?
• Can you use historical price
forecasting for rare earths?
Price forecasting techniques:
Fundamental analysis
• Laws of fundamental analysis
• Factors influencing supply and
demand
Rare earth metals demand dynamics
• What are rare earths used for?
• What are the key demand sectors?
• Which are the high value uses?
Rare earth demand destruction and
creation
• Substitution and efficiency
• Demand creation
The cost of producing rare earth
metals
The rare earth metals value chain
• How are rare earths produced?
• Where is value added along the
chain?
The history of rare earths mine
supply
• Three phase history
• The current situation: China cuts back
• The post-China era (feast or famine?)
The origins of rare earths
• How rare are the rare earths?
• What minerals are the rare earths
found in?
• What types of geological deposit are
the rare earths found in?
Exercise: Estimating rare earth
concentrate grades from different
minerals
Finding rare earths
• Dealing with multi-element resources
• How does a resource become a
mine?
• The mine project development timeline
Mining and processing rare earth
metals
• The mining and processing stage
• Valuing mixed rare earth concentrates
Exercise: Estimating grades at different
rare earth mines and projects
Separation, refining and alloying of
rare earth metals
• Where does separation, refining and
alloying fit into the value chain?
• The principal separation techniques
• Reduction and refining
Mining costs and cost curves for
rare earths
• How do costs differ over different
mining and processing types?
• What are the most important cost
sensitivities in mining?
The potential for rare earths
recycling and developing scrap
supply
• Potential recycling/scrap opportunities
in rare earths
Rare earth metals into the future
The strategic importance of rare
earth metals
• What triggered the crisis?
• Why is China cutting back
production?
Manipulating the markets
• Beyond the fundamentals: Investor
influence in the commodities markets
• Sinister influence: Illegal manipulation
of the commodity markets
Workshop: Strategic metals debate
The mining cycle and rare earth
metals
• The mining cycle
• The investment cycle
Workshop: Which is the hot rare earth
metal?
Investing in rare earth metals
companies
• Which are the principal mining stock
exchanges and rare earth stocks?
• The difference between rare metal and
rare earth companies
• When do exploration stocks add
value?
• When do rare earth stocks add value?
Challenges in building rare earth
mine projects
• The mine project development stages
• Why are mine projects so frequently
delayed?
• How is risk assessed in mine
projects?
Workshop: Which rare earth junior
would you invest in?
Workshop: U-Turn
Apply your knowledge gained over the
last few days to real-world problems in
the industry. As a group we will try and
tackle practical and strategic problems
submitted by group members in
advance of the course.
Wrap
A summary of the key take-home
concepts from the course, plus advice
on where to source supplementary
material on any of the course concepts
for those who want to take things to the
next level.
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