* Source specific production and percentage distribution of individual elements for 2010 are based on DOE staff communication with Kingsnorth, March 2011.
** According to the source, production active in 2010 includes Bayan Obo of Inner Mongolia, China; the mining region of Sichuan, China; the mining region (ionic clay region) of Jiangxi/Guangdong/Fujian, China; India; Russia and Mountain Pass (reprocessing of stockpiles only).
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Rare earths: current and projected future production
This statistic shows the global rare earth oxide production in 2010 and 2015, by element. It is estimated that * metric tons of lanthanum will be produced in 2015. The statistic includes the following rare earth elements: cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, yttrium, praseodymium, samarium, gadolinium, dysprosium, europium, and terbium.
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U.S. Department of Energy. (December 1, 2011). Global rare earth oxide production in 2010 and 2015, by element (in metric tons)* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/215220/current-and-projected-future-rare-earth-oxide-production/
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U.S. Department of Energy. (2011). Global rare earth oxide production in 2010 and 2015, by element (in metric tons)*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/215220/current-and-projected-future-rare-earth-oxide-production/
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Global rare earth oxide production in 2010 and 2015, by element (in metric tons)* [Graph], U.S. Department of Energy, December 1, 2011. [Online]. Available: /statistics/215220/current-and-projected-future-rare-earth-oxide-production/
