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China puts out the largest global production of rare earth, but is expected to limit that by 2020.
Big changes are coming for the global production of rare earths as China announced on Tuesday (October 18th) its plans to limit annual mining.
In a release, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said the country will limit its annual mining of rare earth to justĀ 140,000 tonnes by 2020āwhich will significantly impact the industry as China isĀ the current power house in global rare earth production.
Last year, China put out 105,000 tonnes of rare earthā90 percent more than Australiaās 10,000 tonnes, which was second in global production.
That being said, illegal rare earth mining in China has been a problem for some time. As Reuters noted in February, the Chinese government announced it would be cracking down on illegal rare earth mining by implementing a system to confirm where the materials are coming from.
With Tuesdayās announcement of limiting rare earth production, the government made it clear it would continue investigating and apprehending anyone still involved in illegal miningāwhich includes processing or trading, and smuggling rare earth metals.
Over the last five years, approximately 14 illegal rare earth mines and 28 firms were shut down in China, in addition to the seizure of 36,000 tonnes of illegal rare earth products, according to the MIIT.
Still, it isnāt all bad news. A recent report by BMI Research did note that the Chinese government will carry on ramping up rare earth metal exports to regain control of its pricing policy, which means the US will continue to rely on China for 90 percent of its rare earth imports.
The MIIT also said it will work to improve efficiency across resource management and technological innovation over the next four years.
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Securities Disclosure: I, Jocelyn Aspa, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.
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