稀土金属市场研究

什么是稀土金属？

稀土金属是元素周期表的一部分。稀土是一种银金属，存在于坚硬岩石中嵌入的微小口袋中。稀土有 17 种不同的元素：

其中最为人熟知的是钕，因为它是一种磁性很强的元素。钕用途广泛，从风力发电机到电动机。音乐行业将其与钐搭配使用，用于制造扬声器和耳机。

其余 16 种元素对硬盘和激光器很有帮助。制造商还将它们用于传感器和自然灾害监测设备。

为什么稀有金属和矿物很重要？

稀有金属和矿物至关重要，因为人类的整个生命都依赖于它们。我们日常生活中所需的一切东西，如电话和电视，都含有稀土矿物。电动汽车电池和太阳能电池板中也含有稀土矿物。

From wind power to medical imaging tools, these rare earth metals are helpful so we cannot afford to run out of them because the lack of these minerals can put the health and wellness of our people at risk.

Skin cancer care medication and lighters all need this type of metal to be effective. Altogether, they make up crucial bits of our LCD screens, smartphones, and laptops. Many of our devices need rare earth metals to operate.

Also known as Rare Earth Minerals, these metals are essential for technological growth. Yet, they are running out. Therefore, we must sparingly use these metals as means of saving our tech future.

行业决策者

中国是稀土金属行业最突出的决策者，因为地球上 80% 以上的稀土金属都在中国。中国储备了大量需求不高的稀土。其他大型生产国包括美国、缅甸、澳大利亚、马达加斯加、印度、俄罗斯和泰国。

机遇与挑战

稀土金属正处于危险之中。很快，它们可能就不复存在了，因为对它们的需求越来越大。每年使用的稀土金属超过 13 万吨，这是一个相当大的数量。我们正在消耗掉这些金属。以我们需要的速度开采这些金属正在破坏中国的环境。

Fixing this problem is not as easy as mining elsewhere, which is another story. For example, experts recently come into contact with rare earth minerals on their seabed. It is up to 30 times more concentrated than China’s supply. Japan has a store that will last up to 230 years.

这次发现的难题是如何从原地回收这些矿石。这些矿石位于海底，大约 5800 米深。目前为止，在 5000 米深的海底，还没有成功开采过。这正是采矿新技术发挥作用的地方。

稀土金属开采新技术

China uses the conventional open-pit method in the mining of rare-earth metals. Some other countries also use this method of blowing up the large rocks to get the minerals within. There is a demand for a new way of retrieving these minerals, mainly due to the Japanese underwater crisis.