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The rare earth industry in China is a large industry. Rare earths are a group of elements on the periodic table with similar properties. Rare earth metals are used to manufacture technologies including electric vehicles (EVs), wind turbines, consumer electronics and other clean energy technologies. Rare earth elements are also important to national governments because they are used in the ...
An overview of one of the regolith-hosted rare earth element deposits (a type of Rare Earth Element mine) in South China [1]. Regolith-hosted rare earth element deposits (also known as ion-adsorption deposits) are rare-earth element (REE) ores in decomposed rocks that are formed by intense weathering of REE-rich parental rocks (e.g. granite, tuff etc.) in subtropical areas. [2]
The first stage, the mining process yields rare earth ores. More than 60% of rare earth metals (as of 2019) are mined by China and through controlled entities predominantly in Africa. [2] The second stage is the refining process where ores are separated into some pure metals and some concentrates of light rare earths or heavy rare earth metals.
China is reportedly moving toward banning rare earth metal exports to keep high-tech advantages within the country.
A Chinese official warned that products made from the country's rare earth materials should not be used against China's development.
China's rare earths, a group of 17 minerals used in military equipment and consumer electronics, are being undersold due to "vicious competition" domestically and face low resource utilisation ...
Rare earth elements are also important to national governments because they are used in the defense industry. [15] China has implemented export restrictions on certain rare earth elements and banned the export of rare earth processing technology. At present, China accounts for over 95 percent of the world's production of rare earths. [16]
China is the biggest producer of 30 of the US 50 critical minerals as well as being a significant player in downstream processing and manufacture. [20] Following US restrictions on the Chinese semiconductor industry, [ 21 ] China, on 3 December 2024, for the first time imposed export restrictions targeted at the United States only rather than ...