Workers engage in a mapping and exploration activity of rare earth in Honghe, Yunnan province, on Nov 8. ZHOU JIAN/FOR CHINA DAILY China has discovered a rare earth deposit in Honghe, Yunnan ...

According to China Geological Survey, the deposit could be a potential source for praseodymium and neodymium minerals, estimated to exceed 470,000 tons.

China has reported the discovery of an extremely large rare earth deposit in the southwestern province of Yunnan as it seeks to strengthen its control over global supply chains for critical minerals.

A superlarge ion-adsorption-type rare-earth mineral deposit in Southwest China's Yunnan Province has been discovered, with potential resources reaching 1.15 million tons. It's expected to become ...