Industrial Minerals


China rare earth reserve approved

12 February 2010

by Mark Watts

Baotou Rare Earth receives approval and funding from Inner Mongolia for stockpile

Keywords: Baotou Raree Earth, rare earths, Lynas, neodymium, terbium

Baotou Rare Earth, China’s largest rare earths producer, has received approval from the autonomous government of Inner Mongolia to build a reserve of the strategic mineral group.

 

According to Chinese state media, the regional and Baotou governments are providing subsidies of about RMB20m. ($3m.), with...