In 1978, China re yield only 1000 tons.

In 1985, ore output reached 8,500 tons. Seven, eight.

In 1988, China re production has reached more than America 29640 tons, 25950 tons of production, the necessary sealed rare-earth ore.

In 2006, rare earth yield reached 132500 tons.

Growth, however, seems pleasant behind this group, but the rare earth industry "cancer". 1995-2005, ten years, "the price of rare earth in 1985, long-term, high quality of pure metal, rare earth and a single has very low price in sales. China academy of sciences xu guangxian said.

Rare-earth ore low-priced exports, from the long-term profit high separation industry rare early, many enterprises to grab YiHongErShang profits, "separation plant was $100, rare earth separation production capacity can reach 15 tons, but only in global demand for 10 million, rare, and this leads to tons - 11. Then, market demand between each demand." Xu guangxian is introduced. Production of rapid growth, thus far exceeds the demand and supply of rare-earth ore were forced to encounter the fate of long-term low sale.

Then, in all, rare earth resources under the appeal to attention. Export quota restriction,... A pick a policy constraint ensues. And the United States, Europe, Japan and Korea etc areas and countries also not idle, the wto complaints and protest, busy, to ensure the jv resource demand of itself. It is AnChao internal and external wily, surge.

Rare Earth reserves sharpness

Sell at a rare-earth ore loss, only is the rare earth industry "cancer" iceberg. Compared with this, the loss of rare earth resources is more worrisome. At present, whether north baiyun obo rare-earth ore, or southern rare-earth ore, existing reserves have a reduced half of original reserves, i.e., rare-earth ore mining has been half above, and according to the current mining speed can be fixed for 23 years only mining.

The United States geological survey shows, 2008, Chinese rare earth industry reserves for 52 million tons, 11235 tons per cent of the global total reserves of 46%. Only one year, 2009 China re reserves will drastically for 3600 tons, the proportion of falling to 36%. With the in-depth, exports of excavator, is rare sharp decrease of reserves. "In recent years, though rare mineral exploitation, but also have restrictions enough." Xu guangxian said.

As we have learned, Chinese rare-earth ore, Inner Mongolia reserves baiyun obo ore to be 4, 350 million tons, accounts for the reserves 83.7%. Baiyun obo ore mainly in the east of the rare-earth ore. The east mine mineral reserves for 6 million tons, with rare earth 3000 tons. From 1958-2009, the east mine is as iron ore mining 312 million tons, is already over from 288 million tons. "If in 2009 year 1200 tons of mining exploitation, 24 years will speed. Therefore, should finish in the east mine has reduced the excavation, increase the ore extraction. Xu guangxian said.

Southern rare-earth ore less optimistic. Reserves, According to the understanding of the industry, the mineral reserves (for 150 tons, from 1970 to 37 years, 2007 year about 6.43 tons, mining 90.4 tons, already consumption than 60.3%. By the end of 2009, only with 40.3 tons.

"At present, southern ionic type rare-earth ore one-third of the output is exported. If 6.43 tons annually at the speed of mining, 6 years more time will be exploited. Xu guangxian said, "south China of ionic type rare-earth ore are heavy rare-earth ore, and foreign rare-earth ore is much lighter rare-earth ore. Therefore, south of ionic type rare-earth ore are mined must, in order to protect the world's unique treasure."

Xu guangxian, 6.43 tons of rare-earth ore in extraction, only production of rare earth 4.5 million tons. Therefore, the utilization of mineral caused serious waste of rare and acceptance. "The only 70%. (ore utilization efficiency low before 2007 only 50% more. Therefore, should improve recovery, in order to avoid the waste of resources. , "said xu guangxian recovery could increase to 90%.

With the reserves shall be greatly reduced relative, is increasing demand. The new energy, mainly is wind, new energy for a car, policy support, increasing the potential of the benefit of nd-fe-b materials demand. But the neodymium and Di rare-earth ore, is the indispensable nd-fe-b materials, metal elements. In addition, the energy saving lamps (as) the development of environmental protection industry, brings new luminescent materials demand growth and increase the rare-earth ore demand.

While demand is growing, while the other is limited, in the production of rare earth bring up the price. According to Shanghai nonferrous metal net data display, 6 September 22 nd, oxidation price 22.5 million yuan/ton, 12.2 million in January, 12.9 yuan/ton - the price rise by 80%. On September 6th, oxidation Di price for 14-145 yuan/kg, 62 630 - January, rose $/ kg.

The price for this round, xu guangxian not satisfied, he said, "foreign independent mining cost more than four times as high imports from China, therefore, rare mineral prices rising at least four times the space. Di oxidation due to its rarity, and 10 times the rise of space.

In industry, has been rare-earth ore powder ", "industry, the address carefully compared with rare-earth ore, actually not appropriate. As a seasoning monosodium glutamate, this is optional, but the demand of rare-earth ore, though few, but integral. So, "industrial monosodium glutamate", the rare-earth ore is the least important.

Encounter policy brakes

Rare earth yield surplus from a decade of mining rare, never take measures to control it. This situation until 2007 to put on the brakes. In 2007, the ministry of land and resources in the formal hereinafter defined, rare earth for eight million tons annual limits, slightly less than 10 million tons of global demand. After the effects of restricting output in 2007, rare earth rising prices in 2006, 1-3 times. Since then, rare earth yields have been unable to get rid of policy effects of restricting output.

But 2008 financial crisis, but make up again, "re production mainly because Japanese major countries in China, rare, cheap sale rare-earth ore has nearly 20 years of rare earth reserves." Xu guangxian said.

The U.S. energy policy analyst MarcHumphries titled "a rare earth elements: global supply chains report, China re productivity rise again, 2009 China for 3600 tons, rare earth reserves; the world 36% For 12 million tons, the yield of world output 97%.

Large mining of mineral resources, bring sharp decrease of more than ten years, and makes the sale in 2010, rare-earth ore in policy brakes. In March 2010, land resources by 2010, material and rare-earth ore mining tungsten notice of total amount control indicators (hereinafter referred to as the "notice"), the rare-earth ore (rare earth oxides REO) mining the gross index again strict control.

Notice, 2010 rare-earth ore mining REO (rare earth oxide index of total amount control), including rare 89200 tons of light and heavy rare 77,000 tons 12200 tons. And, until 30 June 2011, in principle, antimony ore moratorium new tungsten ore exploration and exploitation and application for registration.

In July, the land of office and the rare mineral exploitation order provided such special action of progress TAB notice "and" on provincial rare-earth mineral exploration, special planning such notice, asking local reports of rare mineral resources exploitation existing etc, and the next mining planning. Prepare written

In August, industry and the ministry of information industry has announced the rare conditions of access (draft), rare earth industry and the social from all walks of life to consult modify comments and Suggestions. Access requirements from production distribution conditions, production scale, technology and equipment, the energy consumption and comprehensive utilization of resources and environmental protection, set the rare-earth ore mining and smelting threshold. This is our first from the production scale of rare earth admittance threshold set.

In addition, the rare earth industry standards for pollutants discharge "in April she passed examination. Besides standard prospecting mining, export quota also limits. By 2010, according to understand the export quotas for rare 30258 tons, compared with the year 2009, reduce 40% of 5 million tons.

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