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"Molycorp Inc., the only U.S. supplier of rare-earth metals, says it plans to suspend production at its flagship Mountain Pass operation in California by Oct. 20. The company puts much of the blame for the shutdown on the slide in rare-earth prices over the past four years."

http://www.kitco.com/news/2015-08-26/Molycorp-Will-Suspend-Production-At-Flagship-Mountain-Pass-Operation.html