引言
稀土被認為是反製美國貿易戰的深喉炸彈,但亦有人不以為然。然而鮮有稀土生產貿易的詳細數據作為分析和討論的基石。希望以下清晰的稀土數據能帶來明智。
全球稀土礦藏分布
以上資料來自美國統計USGS。
Baolu Zhou ID , Zhongxue Li and Congcong Chen, Global Potential of Rare Earth Resources and Rare
Earth Demand from Clean Technologies. Minerals 2017, 7, 203; doi:10.3390/min7110203 www.mdpi.com/journal/minerals
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1042/of2011-1042.pdf
U.S. Geological Survey
https://www.statista.com/statistics/279953/rare-earth-production-in-china-and-outside/
Xibo Wang a, b, Yalin Lei a, b, Jianping Ge a, b, Sanmang Wu, Production forecast of China?s rare earths based on the Generalized Weng model and policy recommendations
Xibo Wang a, b, Yalin Lei a, b, Jianping Ge a, b, Sanmang Wu, Production forecast of China?s rare earths based on the Generalized Weng model and policy recommendations
Baolu Zhou ID , Zhongxue Li and Congcong Chen, Global Potential of Rare Earth Resources and Rare
Earth Demand from Clean Technologies. Minerals 2017, 7, 203; doi:10.3390/min7110203 www.mdpi.com/journal/minerals
值得一提的是稀土包括15種鑭係元素,另外加上鈧(Sc)和釔(Y)共17種元素。各種元素的用途不同。
另外奇怪的是,中國作為世界稀土儲量和生產第一大國,但索引的數據基本都來自美國USGS,包括中文文獻。