| Kazakhstan, fresh from becoming the world's top of uranium producer, plans to produce a first batch of 1,500 metric tons of rare earths next year as it enters the race to compensate the shortfall of Chinese exports, a senior official said Monday.
The 15-odd rare earths "will be in the form of bulk concentrate" assembled at a joint venture called Summit Atom Rare Earth Company (SARECO) that was established last year with Japan/s Sumitomo Corp. (SSUMY), said Sergey Dara, director of strategic development at Kazatomprom, the state nuclear company that also oversees rare earths and rare metals..............................................Full Article: Source
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