China:
China is truly the world's largest rare earth resources, has been proven rare earth resources of about 65.88 million tons. China's rare earth resources mineralization conditions are very favorable, complete types of deposits, wide distribution and have a relative concentration. But because China's rare earths occupy several world's first: reserves accounted for the world's total reserves of the first, especially in the military field has an important significance and a relative shortage of medium and heavy rare earths; the first scale of production, creating a number of countries of greed. To the beginning of 2012 statistics show that China's rare earths world share from 96% in 2005 fell to 30%.
United States:
The United States rare earth resources are mainly cerium fluorocarbon, monazite and in the selection of other minerals, as a by-product can be recovered black rare gold ore, silicon beryllium yttrium ore and yttrium phosphorite. Located in California's San Bedino County, Muntin Pas mine, is the world's largest single cerium fluorocarbon, the mine in 1949, when exploring for radioactive minerals, rare earth grade of 5 to 10% REO, reserves of 5 million tons (accounting for thirteen percent of the world), is a large rare earth mine. The United States early mining monazite, now mining the amount of alluvial ore is Florida's Green Cove Springs mine. The deposit is about 19km long, 1.2km wide and 6m thick, and is relatively rich in monazite. In addition, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Idaho and Montana also have alluvial deposits with considerable reserves. But the U.S. has long since closed many of its rare earth mines, including the world's largest, the Munting Pass mine
India:
India's main deposits are alluvial. Monazite production in India began in 1911 and the largest deposits are in Kerala, Madras and Orissa. The famous mines are the large deposits known as Travancore at Chawla and Manavanlakulich on the west coast of southern India, which supplied half of the world's ore between 1911 and 1945 and is still an important source.A new monazite and ilmenite deposit of enormous size was discovered on the Ranchi Plateau inland of the state of Bihar in 1958 in the context of the exploration of uranium and thorium resources. Indian monazite has a thorium content of up to 8% ThO2. heavy sand monazite mined at Manavan Rakulich accounts for 5 to 6%. Ilmenite is 65%, rutile 3%, zircon 5 to 6% and garnet 7 to 8%.
Former Soviet Union:
The former Soviet Union has large reserves of rare earths, mainly rare-earth-bearing apatite in alkaline rocks where the associated deposits are located on the Kola Peninsula. The main source of rare earths in the former Soviet Union is the recovery of rare earths from apatite ores, in addition, in apatite ores, also recoverable rare earth minerals are cerium-niobium-calcite, containing rare earths of 29-34%. In addition, there are cerium fluorocarbon ores in Hrebit and Sennell.
Australia:
Australia is a major producer of monazite, which is recovered as a by-product of the production of zircon and rutile and ilmenite. Australia's alluvial mines are concentrated in the western region. Australia also produces yttrium phosphates. Rare earth resources that can be exploited in Australia also include tailings from uranium mining at Mount Isa in central Queensland, and the Roxburgh Downs copper, uranium and gold deposit in South Australia.
Canada:
Canada mainly by-produces rare earths from uranium mines. Uranium mines located in the Briandriver-Elliott Lake area of Ontario, which are mainly composed of pitchblende uranium ore, titanium uranium ore, and monazite and yttrium phosphorite, can bring up rare earths as well when uranium is extracted in the wet process. In addition, the burnt chalcopyrite mines held in the Orca region of Quebec are a great potential resource for rare earths. There is also the Strange Lake Mine in Newfoundland and Labrador, which also contains yttrium and heavy rare earths being prepared for development.
South Africa;
South Africa is the most important producer of monazite in the African region. The apatite mine at Steenkamps Kraal in the Cape Province, with associated monazite, is the world's only single vein-type monazite rare earth mine. In addition, there are rare earths in the seaside sands of Chazbey on the southeastern coast, and monazite and cerium fluorocarbon are accompanied by fluorspar mines in Buffalo, which are being planned and studied for recovery.
Malaysia;
Rare earth minerals such as monazite, yttrium phosphorite and yttrium niobium are recovered mainly from the tailings of tin mines, and were at one time the world's main source of heavy rare earths and yttrium.
Egypt:
Egypt recovers monazite from ilmenite. Located in the Nile Delta region, the deposit is a riverside sand mine, the source of which was deposited from weathered alluvial sands upstream, with monazite reserves of about 200,000 tons.
Brazil:
Brazil is the world's oldest country in the production of rare earths, began exporting monazite to Germany in 1884, and was once famous all over the world. Brazil's monazite resources are mainly concentrated on the eastern coast, from Rio de Janeiro to Fortaleza in the north, an area of about 643km long with large deposits.
TOP5: AUSTRALIA
Australia is a major producer of monazite, and the country's sand mines are mainly concentrated in the western region. The country can develop and utilize the rare earth resources, there are also located in central Queensland, Mount Isa, the tailings of uranium mining, South Australia, Roxburgh Downs copper, uranium and gold deposits.
Top 4: India
India's rare earth reserves ranked fourth globally, and the country's only original source of commercially available rare earth materials is those extracted from monazite beaches in the Indian state of Kalala. However, after China began to control the supply of rare earths, India actively explored new sources of rare earths, and in the first half of this year, India had discovered a large rare earth-rich mine.
TOP3: RUSSIA
Russia also has large reserves of rare earths, and its main source of rare earths is the recovery of rare earths from apatite ores. In addition, among the rare earth minerals that can also be recovered from apatite ores are cerium-niobium-calcite, containing 29 to 34 percent rare earths. There are also cerium fluorocarbon ores at Hrebit and Sennell.
Top 2: United States
The United States is not devoid of rare-earth resources, and its rare-earth reserves rank second in the world. However, the U.S. sealed its largest domestic rare earth mine, the Muntin Pass Mine, in 2002, and instead imports large quantities from China every year. If all 87 U.S. mines, if opened, could meet 280 years of commercial demand for the world's rare earth mines.
TOP1: China
China is the absolute number one country in rare earth reserves, rare earth resources are not only rich in reserves, but also has the advantages of a complete range of minerals and rare earth elements, rare earth grade and reasonable distribution of mine sites. A report released by the State Council Information Office in 2012 showed that China's rare earth reserves accounted for 23 percent of the world's share, supplying 90 percent of the global market.
The three countries with the world's largest rare earth reserves are China, the United States and Russia, with China producing the most.
Rare earths are known as "industrial monosodium glutamate", the variety of natural resources is extremely rich, including mineral resources, forest resources, climate resources, land resources and biological resources, etc., of which the mineral resources belong to the non-renewable resources, other natural resources are mostly renewable resources. The most important feature of the distribution of natural resources on the earth's surface is the "unevenness", that is, some places have more, while some places have less
Of course, it is China!
In the current proven reserves of rare earths, China still ranks first, accounting for about 43% of the world's total reserves of 21,000 million tons, the CIS amounted to 40 million tons, accounting for 19.5% of the world's reserves, ranked second, the United States 27 million tons, accounting for 12.86% of the world, ranked third. Secondly, Brazil, Australia, Vietnam, Canada and India and other countries have a considerable amount.
The country with the largest reserves of rare earths is China, with 86 percent of the world's reserves.
China is the country with the largest reserves of rare earths in the world, with 86% of the world's reserves, mainly in Inner Mongolia, Jiangxi, Shandong, Sichuan and other places
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