China ups rare earth mining quota
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On Friday, the central government announced the first half of its rare earths mining quota for 2021.
The quota was higher than expected (MIIT):
At 84,000 tons, the quota is 20% higher than expected.
Some context: The first half quota is normally calculated to be half of the output of the...