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The mainland accounts for 70% of the world's rare earth reserves, the world's first.
But these rare earth earths in our country may have been studied by China's own scientists as early as 50 years ago, but they dare not mine them for fear of polluting the environment.
And now Vietnam is guarding 22 million tons of rare earths and not digging them, and even domestic electronic products have to import rare earths from China, what is going on?
22 million tons of rare earths "drifted".
The mainland has a high production of rare earths, so 70% of the world's rare earths also come from the mainland.
There are many rare earths in the mainland, and the highest mass production is dysprosium, which occupies 42% of the world's share.
Therefore, Vietnam's 22 million tons of rare earths are only a "drop in the bucket" for the supply of the world's rare earth industry, and will not have much impact on global rare earth prices.
But for the world, 22 million tons of rare earths is also a large number, which can maintain the supply and demand relationship of the rare earth market.
In fact, one thing is very certain, that is, rare earths will have a very large market demand in the future, and all countries are making layouts in the field of rare earths.
In the future, rare earths may become indicators of war, so who masters rare earth technology and reserves means future competitiveness.
Continental's research and reserves of rare earths occupy an absolutely dominant position in the world.
The mainland has 200,000 tons of rare earth reserves, which is the highest in the world.
Vietnam's 22 million tons of rare earths are the second largest reserves in the world, which are at sea, and Vietnam does not know how many of these reserves are, and there may be more, and other countries cannot detect them.
Therefore, Vietnam is still very careful about the 22 million tons of rare earths, because rare earths are very rare, so it is naturally very expensive.
Rare earth mining is also a very environmentally friendly thing, and Vietnam, as an environmentally friendly country, is reluctant to mine rare earths for fear of environmental impact.
Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam are contradictory, and Vietnam would rather be a small country.
Vietnam would rather keep the treasure for itself than give Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam contradictions.
In fact, there is a rare earth in the mainland that also appears in Vietnam, that is, zircon and oil, so the mainland has also introduced rare earth technology to Vietnam, hoping to cooperate with Vietnam.
In 2016, Vietnam also invited mainland scientists to research and mine rare earths in Vietnam, and the two countries have carried out close cooperation in the field of rare earths.
However, with the contradictions between the two countries, Vietnam was ultimately afraid that the mainland would invade it by various means, and was unwilling to cooperate with the mainland.
Vietnam would rather treat 22 million tons of rare earths as a mineral resource, only mining, not processing, and would rather play a role than give Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam contradictions.
So why would Vietnam prefer a smaller country with 22 million tons of rare earths, and is afraid to cooperate with the mainland?
Vietnam has large reserves and annual production, accounting for the second largest in the world.
Vietnam has 22 million tons of rare earth resources, but the annual output is also very large, with an annual output of 1,000 tons.
One thing is very clear, that is, Vietnam's rare earths do not come from the mainland, Vietnam's rare earths come from Vietnam's own reserves.
Because Vietnam itself has not figured out the reserves of rare earths, it is very cautious about the reserves of rare earths, and does not dare to open them widely, for fear that the reserves of rare earths are more than 22 million tons.
In 2004, Vietnam surveyed the rare earth resources in the estuary area and collected some rare earths, but the collected rare earths still need to be carefully studied.
So Vietnam put these rare earths in storage warehouses, did not mine, did not sell, and did not sell these rare earths until 2019.
Moreover, Vietnam also opened these rare earths to the world in 2019, but only audited the merchants who import and export.
These rare earths in Vietnam are mainly used for various scientific research and smelting, and will not damage the environment.
Rare earth is a very soft ore, which can be used to smelt alloys and build a very reliable alloy steel.
Therefore, rare earths will have a very large application prospect in the future, not only for the construction of their own military equipment, but also for the construction of their own economic equipment.
Therefore, in the field of rare earths in the future, there will be very fierce competition between countries.
Rare earths are known as the oil of the future and the most valuable mineral resources of the future.
epilogue
The research of rare earths is also a long process, and scientists in the mainland have studied the properties and uses of rare earths since 50 years ago, and hope that the mainland can continue to win in the field of rare earths in the future.