"Safety is not simply a priority at Molycorp, because priorities change," according to Molycorp President and CEO Mark Smith.  "Safety is a core value at our company, because core values don't change and they reflect what we are all about.  Our company's intense focus on safety helps us set very high standard of performance.  But it also helps each of us go home each day to our families and loved ones safe and sound.

Molycorp's commitment to safety has led to extraordinary safety records at several of its facilities.

For example, in July 2011, the Molycorp Mountain Pass facility set a new record of 2,191 days -- six years -- without a lost time injury.

The Molycorp Tolleson facility has now gone more than 14 years without a lost time injury.