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Applications for rare earth mining suspended

By Cai Muyuan (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-03-16 11:45
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China decided to continue its control over the mining of tungsten ore, antimony ore and rare earth, the Ministry of Land and Resources announced on March 15.

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According to the announcement, applications for tungsten ore, antimony ore and rare earth exploring and mining will be suspended until June 30 next year.

Maintaining control over the mining is to prevent over-exploitation and protect the resources, Shanghai Securities News reported Tuesday, citing an official with the Ministry of Land and Resources.

"Tungsten ore, antimony ore and rare earth are preponderant mineral resources of China," said the official.
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