9.6656 million tons! Sichuan discovers the world's second largest light rare earth mine.

Recently, the Ministry of Natural Resources released the latest mineral exploration results. The verification and exploration project of rare earth mineral resources in Maoniuping Mining Area, Mianning County, Sichuan Province confirmed that the total resources amount to 9.6656 million tons of rare earth oxides, along with the presence of super-large fluorite and bastnaesite resources. Journalists found that Maoniuping rare earth mine ranks second in the world in terms of global rare earth mine resources, second only to the Baiyun Obo Mine in Inner Mongolia. Compared to the previously confirmed 3.16 million tons of resources, the Maoniuping rare earth mine has increased its reserves by over 200%.