China Establishes First National Rare Earth Mining Area

By Xinhua News Agency
Published: 2011-02-11

The Ministry of Land and Resources has decided to establish China's first state-planned rare earth mining area. The mining zone is made up of 11 reserves that together account for over 2,500 square kilometers of land. It's estimated that the reserves house a total of about 760,000 tons of rare earth metals.

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Xinhua News Agency

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