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China Announces 11 Rare Earth Mining Zones for Environmental Protection

China's Ministry of Commerce reports that the Ministry of Land and Resources announced the establishment of 11 state-planned rare earth mining zones in Ganzhou Prefecture of east China's Jiangxi Province, an area rich in ion-absorbed-type rare earth. The Ministry states…

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that China's decision to set up its first group of rare earth mining zones with state planning is aimed at protecting resources as well as the environment. It also designated two state-planned iron mining zones in Panzhihua, western Sichuan Province.