Recently, the International Mineralogical Association’s Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (IMA-CNMNC) unanimously approved a new mineral, “Huanghoite-(Nd),” discovered and submitted by a joint research team from China University of Geosciences and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Geological Survey Institute, with the approval number IMA No. 2025-014. The discovery of Huanghoite-(Nd) is one of the innovative outcomes of the comprehensive budget project of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Natural Resources Department, titled “Study on the Distribution Patterns and Occurrence Regularities of Rare Earth Elements in the Bayan Obo Deposit.” The research team, in collaboration with researchers from Jiangxi University of Applied Science and the Beijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology, named and submitted the mineral for approval.

Rare earth market update on July 18, 2025

This week, the domestic rare earth market performed relatively well, with light and heavy rare earth product prices showing pergent trends under the interplay of bullish and bearish factors, though overall market transaction activity still has room for improvement.

Rare earth market update on July 21, 2025

At the beginning of the week, the domestic rare earth market maintained a sideways trend, with a slightly strained negotiation atmosphere between buyers and sellers due to the interplay of bullish and bearish factors, resulting in moderate market transaction volumes.

Rare earth market update on July 17, 2025

The domestic rare earth market maintains stable operations overall, characterized by no significant changes in product prices, moderate sentiment among traders, and limited new orders.