Bayan Obo rare earth mine
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The Bayan Obo rare earth mine is the world’s largest known rare earth element deposit and a major source of iron and niobium, located in Inner Mongolia, China.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
iron mine
ⓘ
niobium mine ⓘ rare earth mine ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
Baotou City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedIndustry |
rare earth processing
ⓘ
steel production ⓘ |
| containsElement |
cerium
ⓘ
iron ⓘ lanthanum ⓘ light rare earth elements ⓘ neodymium ⓘ niobium ⓘ praseodymium ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| development | large-scale open-pit operations ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1927 ⓘ |
| distanceTo | approximately 120 km north of Baotou ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
radioactive waste from rare earth processing
ⓘ
tailings and dust pollution ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Proterozoic carbonatite-related deposit ⓘ |
| globalRanking | largest rare earth deposit by known reserves ⓘ |
| hostRock | dolomite ⓘ |
| initialCommodity | iron ⓘ |
| knownFor |
iron ore
ⓘ
niobium ⓘ rare earth elements ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baotou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bayan Obo NERFINISHED ⓘ China ⓘ Inner Mongolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Baotou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Baotou Steel Rare Earth Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreType |
bastnäsite
ⓘ
magnetite ⓘ monazite ⓘ |
| partOf | Chinese rare earth industry ⓘ |
| primaryCommodity | rare earth elements ⓘ |
| rareEarthProductionShare | major source of China’s rare earth production ⓘ |
| resourceType | open-pit mine ⓘ |
| secondaryCommodity |
iron
ⓘ
niobium ⓘ |
| significance | world’s largest known rare earth element deposit ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key source of global rare earth supply ⓘ |
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