The impact of unregulated ionic clay rare earth mining in China

The ionic clay rare earth resources in China are the cheapest and most accessible source of heavy rare earths. They are also the most valuable. The Chinese rare earth market has an uncontrolled illegal market segment that represents approximately 40% of the domestic market, which translates to 30% o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Packey, Daniel J., Kingsnorth, D.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Pergamon Press 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41670