A major rare earth industry regulator in China has issued a document prohibiting rare earth mining and smelting without its permission

It has been an eventful week for the rare earth sector, despite markets remaining relatively flat. Rare earth investors shifted their focus to China as the Information Office of the State Council published the country’s first ever white paper outlining China...

Japan, the United States and the European Union asked the World Trade Organization on Wednesday to form a panel to resolve a dispute over China's export restrictions on rare earths.

A Foreign Ministry spokesman defended China's policy adjustment on rare earth exports on Thursday, stating that setting quotas is aimed at protecting the environment.