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Molycorp Inc., owner of the largest rare-earth deposit outside of China, has broken off talks with Sumitomo Corp., saying it’s fully funded and no longer needs investment from the Japanese trading company.
Molycorp, based in Greenwood Village, has found other sources for the $781 million it needed to expand its rare-earth mine and manufacturing facility at Mountain Pass, Calif., the company said in a statement Friday.



