China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources

The Ministry of Commerce said that China will continue rare earth exports and regulate export quotas according to World Trade Organization rules. The Xinhua News Agency reports that full-year quotas are currently under discussion. Late last year, China announced that it had reduced its rare earth...

In its first round of permits for the new year, China has cut rare earth export quotas by 11%. Bloomberg reports that this could worsen a global shortage of minerals that are needed for a wide range of items, including smartphones, hybrid cars and guided missiles. The Ministry of Commerce says that...