Industrial Minerals


China sets new threshold for rare earth production

07 August 2012

by Laura Syrett

Latest rules will cut national capacity by 20% according to officials

Keywords: rare earths, China, production threshold, rare earths exchange

China set a minimum production threshold for rare earths producers yesterday in its latest move to tighten regulation of its national industry, China’s Morning Whistle reported.

A document issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) stated that a rare earth mining company must have an annual production capacity of at...