Production or the United States in 2012 ranked second in the world of rare earth(1/4/2011)

United States within two years to become the largest outside China rare earth producer. By 2012, the U.S. supply of rare earth production will account for 12% of the global rare earth. In addition, by 2015, there were no rare earth production in Canada and Australia will also become an important supplier of rare earth.

"Hong Kong Commercial Daily" quoted the foreign media reports, the United States Molycorp companies in California will soon begin mass production of rare earth. It is estimated that the company's annual production of close to 2 million tons of rare earth oxides, this value outside of the earth than the Chinese manufacturer of rare earth production (currently only 3% of the global rare earth supply to 4%) more than twice .

The report also pointed out that Western countries and China Rare Earth producer If you want to match, there is still a long way to go. China's rare earth production was estimated in 2009 to 12 million tonnes, almost half of them produced in Inner Mongolia, but also the only by-product of iron ore mining. By 2012, China's rare earth production is expected to increase by 20% to 145,000 tons.
(Author Mosaic and Tile, China Leiyuan 1/4/2011)

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