Production forecast of China's rare earths based on the generalized Weng model and policy recommendations

Resources Policy

Volumn 43, Issue , 2015, Pages 11-18

  Wang, Xibo ^a,b   Lei, Yalin ^a,b   Ge, Jianping ^a,b   Wu, Sanmang ^a,b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b China University of Geosciences Beijing)   (China)

Author keywords

By mine types; Generalized weng model; Policy recommendations; Production forecasting; Rare earths

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FORECASTING;

BY MINE TYPES; EXHAUSTIBLE RESOURCES; POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS; PRODUCTION FORECASTING; QUANTITATIVE MODELING; RARE EARTH PRODUCTION; TRADING RELATIONSHIPS; WENG-MODEL;

RARE EARTHS;

GOVERNMENT; MINERAL RESOURCE; MINERALIZATION; MINING; POLICY APPROACH; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RECYCLING;

CHINA;

EID: 84912074040     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2014.11.002     Document Type: Article

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