FYI.The lost exports from Baotou could lead to acute supply...

FYI.


The lost exports from Baotou could lead to acute supply constraints and potentially prompt a surge in rare earths prices, mirroring a similar spike when China banned exports to Japan late last year over a diplomatic row.

This would benefit rare earths miners racing to be among the first non-Chinese producers, including the Australian miners Lynas, Arafura Resources and Alkane Resources, and other international majors including California's Molycorp.

''If the [rare earths] price reacts, it will be pretty positive for those companies,'' one analyst said.



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