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East Asia

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Rare Earth Elements in China (Strategic Resource) | civic.ng

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Rare Earth Elements

Strategic Resource

Metal • rare_earth • 1 deposit(s)

China dominates global REE production (~60%) and processing (~90%). Bayan Obo largest deposit. Strategic resource with export controls.

Inner Mongolia

producingExport Ready

Grade: 6 %REO - World's largest REE deposit. Iron ore byproduct.

Security:1/5Regulatory:2/5Environmental:4/5

Proved44.00M tonne(recoverable)

Quality Tier:proved

Confidence:85%

As of:2025-01-01

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Base Case

Price (USD/tonne)

Recovery Factor(0-1)

Basis: recoverable (not applied)

Government Take(0-1)

= 30.0%

Gross Value

$2.20Tmodeled

State Value

$660.00Bmodeled

Notes: REO content. China has ~35% of global REE reserves but dominates production.