Company History

1992	LCM founded, primarily as a supplier of cast rare earth alloys and high purity indium.

1996	Company acquired by leading international materials supplier, Meldform Metals Group.

1996	LCM purchases the co-reduction process from the Elektro-Thermit Division of Th. Goldsmidt Company, enabling the production and supply of highly specified co-reduced as well as cast samarium cobalt alloys.

1996	Existing induction melting equipment, together with plant from the newly acquired co-reduction process, are consolidated into a new purpose-built facility in Birkenhead, North-West England.

2000	Transfer of manufacturing plant, analytical laboratory and expertise from the now closed Johnson Matthey, Rare Earth Products business. Newly commissioned plant provides a significant expansion to a capacity of around 1000 tonnes of alloys per year.

2001	LCM successfully gains a Queens Award for Enterprise (International Trade) in recognition of outstanding export performance.

2001	Company separated from the Meldform Metals Group to be established as a wholly autonomous business unit.

2002	LCM successfully gains certification of its Quality System to the ISO9001:2000 standard.

2008	LCM becomes part of the Canadian junior mining company, Great Western Minerals Group. Work begins on implementing a "Mine to Market" model to develop a fully integrated supplier of rare earth alloys.


Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. Mailing Address: 226 Cardinal Crescent Saskatoon, SK S7L 6H8 Canada Phone: 306-659-4500 Fax: 306-659-4501 Email: info@gwmg.ca Web Site: www.gwmg.ca		Less Common Metals Ltd. Mailing Address: Valley Road Business Park Birkenhead, CH41 7ED United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 151 652 9747 Fax: +44 (0) 151 652 9748 Email: general@lesscommonmetals.com Web Site: www.lesscommonmetals.com		Great Western Technologies Inc. Mailing Address: 1826 Northwood Drive Troy, Michigan 48084 USA Phone: 248-293-3200 Fax: 248-362-3879 Email: info@greatwesterntech.com Web Site: www.greatwesterntech.com