Global rare earth production

This statistic shows the global rare earth oxide production in 2010 and 2015, by element. It is estimated that 31,000 metric tons of lanthanum will be produced in 2015. The statistic includes the following rare earth elements: cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, yttrium, praseodymium, samarium, gadolinium, dysprosium, europium, and terbium.

Global rare earth oxide production in 2010 and 2015, by element (in metric tons)*

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Release date

December 2011

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2011

Supplementary notes

* Source specific production and percentage distribution of individual elements for 2010 are based on DOE staff communication with Kingsnorth, March 2011.
** According to the source, production active in 2010 includes Bayan Obo of Inner Mongolia, China; the mining region of Sichuan, China; the mining region (ionic clay region) of Jiangxi/Guangdong/Fujian, China; India; Russia and Mountain Pass (reprocessing of stockpiles only).

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