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    <periodOfReport>2013-01-30</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerName>Molycorp, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>MCP</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Molibdenos Y Metales S.A.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>CAMINO NOS A LOS MORROS 66, SAN BERNARDO</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>SANTIAGO, CHILE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState></rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode></rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
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                <value>2013-01-30</value>
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                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness>
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            </transactionTimeliness>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The 5.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2018 (the &quot;Notes&quot;) are convertible at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding February 1, 2018. The conversion rate for the Notes is initially 138.8889 shares of Issuer common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of $7.20 per share of Issuer common stock), subject to adjustment, pursuant to the terms of the Notes.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Fernando Ortega, VP of Corporate Affairs</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2013-01-30</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
