Myanmar
mined 5,000 MT of rare earths in 2018; the US Geological Survey
records no extraction in 2017.
Little
information is available about the country’s rare earth mineral
deposits and mining projects, but the nation does have a close
relationship with China — in 2018, Myanmar provided
50 percent of
China’s medium to heavy rare earths feedstock. That trend seems
unlikely to continue in 2019, however, as China has now banned
imports from the country, reportedly in an effort to limit smuggling
