Molycorp Prices Offerings of Convertible Senior Notes and Common Stock

Molycorp, Inc.

("Molycorp" or the "Company") today announced the pricing of its previously announced public offering of $360 million aggregate principal amount (or up to an aggregate of $414 million aggregate principal amount if the underwriters of such offering exercise their over-allotment option in full) of its 6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due2017 (the "Notes") (the "Notes Offering") and 12,000,000 shares of its common stock (the "Common Stock") (or up to an aggregate of 13,800,000shares of Common Stock if Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC ("Morgan Stanley"), the underwriter of such offering, exercises its option to purchase additional shares of Common Stock in full) at a price per share of $10.00 (the "Primary Shares Offering") in separate registered public offerings. The Company expects to close the Notes Offering and the Primary Shares Offering on August 22, 2012, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.