全球最大稀土矿因中国限产重开张（The worlds largest rare earth mine was reset due to Chinas limited production）.docVIP

全球最大稀土矿因中国限产重开张（The worlds largest rare earth mine was reset due to Chinas limited production） The worlds largest rare earth mine was reset due to Chinas limited production 2011-03-21 07:59:45 source: new century - Caixin keep abreast of 324 mobile phone stock As a functional material, the rare earth ore is becoming another resource product of capital profit seeking along with the change of economic development mode. From the perspective of Las Vegas Las Vegas, along Interstate 15 to the southwest direction, not far across the Nevada and California border, is Wangtingpasi mine (Mountain Pass), mine workers are busy construction. Mountain Paz mines adjacent to the Majove National Nature Reserve, according to their respective molybdenum company (Molycorp), the rare earth mine is the largest rare earth mines have been found in the China outside, rare earth oxides existing reserves are estimated about 960 thousand tons, the boundary grade 5%, with an annual output of 19090 tons according to the calculation, mining period will be more than 30 year. In the mid 80s to the end of 60s, Wangtingpasi mine was once the worlds largest rare earth supply source, but it is in the period from 2002 to 2007 down five years, although by the end of 2010 to restore the mining, until today is still only small. But the molybdenum mine has ambitious plans to say that the company is fully operational, with annual production expected to rise to 19090 tonnes by the end of 2012, and output to double by the end of 2013. The story of Mountain Paz mine is a microcosm of the global rare earth market changes. Ups and downs Wangtingpasi almost accidentally found mine. According to California Polytechnic State University records, 1949 two surveyor with a Geiger counter borrowed for uranium, to mine near the instrument shows the radiation response, so the two samples will be sent to the United States Geological Survey analysis, the ore was identified as fluorocarbonate bastnaesite. Because it was not t