Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
Opinion
Home / Opinion / Opinion Line

4.96 million reasons to boost rare earth production

By ZHANG ZHOUXIANG | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-09-18 15:46
Share
Share - WeChat
Photo taken on Dec 23, 2021 shows China Rare Earth Group Co., Ltd in Ganzhou, East China's Jiangxi province. [Photo/Xinhua]

The China Rare Earth Group's breakthrough in mine exploration in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Sichuan province, where they have stumbled upon an additional 4.96 million tons of rare earth reserves as officially announced on Sept 15, will have a huge impact.

Rare earth is a collective term for 17 elements including scandium, yttrium, and the lanthanide series, all of which play key roles in various industrial fields such as aerospace, specialty materials, metallurgy and energy, but are very scarce. That's also why it's considered a strategic mineral resource for China, which accounts for the largest reserves.

According to data from the United States Geological Survey, China had a reserve of 44 million tons of rare earths, almost twice that of runner-up Vietnam's 22 million tons and far surpassing the United States' 1.8 million tons. Now the additional 4.96 million tons that they found in Sichuan is in itself more than twice that of the US' total reserves, and will further consolidate China's leading role in the global rare earth industry.

But having a large reserve alone doesn't naturally make one dominate the global market. Their processing techniques, namely the ability to turn mined rare earth materials into industrial products, are no less significant. However, China is not an equal leader on that front. Many developed nations import rare earth minerals from China, make their own products and sell them in the international market.

Which in turn requires China to further sharpen its relevant technologies to secure a leading role in not only global reserves but also the global rare earths finished products market. It's also notable that rare earth mining involves harm done to the environment, as a result of which China bears high environmental cost for the developed countries by exporting too much rare earth materials. Oct 1 will see the nation's first comprehensive rare earth regulation coming into effect, which has made clear that domestic rare earth resources will be exploited in a protective way.

The known rare earth resources in Liangshan, estimated at 2.78 million tons according to an academic conference in 2020, are primarily light rare earths, classified as bastnaesite rare earth deposits, with associated minerals such as fluorite and barite. If the additional 4.96 million tons are of similar composition, which is highly likely, that will be an added reason for China to boost its technology upgrading so as to make better use of its resources.

Most Viewed in 24 Hours
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 久久婷婷五月综合色奶水99啪| 午夜男人一级毛片免费| 99久热只有精品视频免费观看17| 成人窝窝午夜看片| 久久免费公开视频| 最近中文字幕无| 国产极品粉嫩泬免费观看| 中文字幕乱码中文乱码51精品| 精品无码成人片一区二区98| 真实调教奇优影院在线观看| 国产成社区在线视频观看| 6080yy三级手机理论在线| 日本三级网站在线观看| 亚洲精品国产高清嫩草影院| 西西www人体高清视频在线观看| 国产福利一区二区三区在线观看| 91综合精品网站久久| 无套内射在线无码播放| 久久精品亚洲综合专区| 杨钰莹欲乱小说| 伊人久久大香线蕉久久婷婷| 美女内射毛片在线看3D | 欧美综合图片一区二区三区| 伊大人香蕉久久网| 看看镜子里我是怎么c哭你的| 午夜一区二区三区| 精品无码人妻一区二区三区品| 国产-第1页-浮力影院| 性满足久久久久久久久| 尤物视频193.com| 中文字幕亚洲欧美在线不卡| 日产乱码一卡二卡三免费| 久久久噜噜噜久久网| 日本无遮挡漫画| 久久人人爽爽人人爽人人片AV| 日韩免费小视频| 久久精品国产99国产精品澳门| 日韩高清一区二区| 亚洲欧美在线观看一区二区| 狠狠综合亚洲综合亚洲色| 伊人色综合久久天天网|