Experts suggest expanding downstream applications to increase resource value
Affected by mine consolidation and environmental impact assessment in the mining area, the rare earth ore deposits in Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province have basically stopped production, and smelting and separation companies have also used up this year's indicators and faced a situation of “no riceâ€. Where does the rare earth industry in Ganzhou, the largest rare earth base in the southern part of China, go? At the Chinese rare earth market investment and development forum held in Zhangzhou on the 21st, some experts suggested that the protection of rare earth resources should not be the total amount of control, but the application of rare earths should be expanded to maximize the value of rare earth resources.
In late August of this year, Luzhou City issued tungsten and rare earth minerals mining total control indicators, proposed seven measures to carry out rectification and environmental assessment of existing mines, in line with the principle of "through one, open one" to integrate the mine. According to the requirements of the Ganzhou Municipal Government, Ningdu, Jixian and Xinfeng plans to suspend production in the three main rare earth mines under Zhangzhou.
The general manager of the Luzhou Rare Earth Industry Association and the deputy general manager of Luzhou Rare Earth Mining Company, Lai Zhaotian, told reporters that, in fact, most of the rare earth mineral areas in Zhangzhou have been discontinued. He said that for the planned shutdown of the major production areas of several rare earth mines in Ningdu, Ganxian and Xinfeng as stipulated by Ganzhou City, the company will strictly implement the plan and suspend production.
It is understood that in the first 8 months of this year, the production of rare earth minerals in the Quzhou area was 5,569 tons. In July and August, the entire mining area in the Quzhou area was only 500 tons. According to the production directive plan issued by the Ministry of Land and Resources at the beginning of the year, the Quzhou area this year The production index is 9,000 tons. "This year's mineral exploration indicators may not be able to be completed," said Rao Yong, Deputy Secretary-General of the Jiangxi Provincial Rare Earths Association.
In contrast, the separation and smelting indicators in the Ganzhou region have been used up, and a large number of smelting and separation enterprises have stopped production or sought another way out. It is reported that the annual separation capacity of the rare earth separation enterprises in Quzhou reaches 40,000 tons, which is far greater than the rare earth mining directive issued by the state to Quzhou. The stoppage of production of rare earth mines has exacerbated the shortage of rare earth segregation companies that had already been stretched out and had to stop work in a large area. In addition, the suspension of production has also spread to rare earth downstream applications in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Shandong. For example, the energy-saving lamp industry is the disaster-hit industry.
Wu Qiong, the chief financial officer of the International Cooperation Center of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that the current stagnation is not necessarily a bad thing. After experiencing rapid price increases, the entire industry needs to calm down and rethink.
Meng Qingjiang, deputy secretary-general of the Jiangxi Provincial Rare Earths Society, believes that the current “lockout†is not conducive to the development of rare earth industries. The protection of rare earth resources should not be total control, but should continue to promote the use of rare earths in the country and improve the downstream industries of rare earths. Utilizing efficiency and product quality, expanding the use of rare earths will truly enable the rare earth value to come into play. Meng Qingjiang pointed out that the output value of the rare earth industry itself is not high, and the output value of many rare earth downstream industries far exceeds the output value of the rare earth industry. If the total amount of control is used to protect rare earth resources, it will have a greater impact on downstream industries.
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