NUMBER 3 RARE EARTH FACTORY OF BAOTOU IRON—STEEL AND RARE EARTH CORPORATION,FORGING AHEAD IN THE MARCH OF REFORM

摘要

The Baotou iron-Steel and Rare Earth Co. is located in Baotou of the AutonomousRegion of Inner Mongolia, where China has her largest mineral reserves of rare earths, par-ticularly that at Baiyunebo. The rare earth reserves in this region amount to as high as 80%of that of the whole Nation. The No. 3 Rare Earth Factory was established in 196l and itwas then a pilot plant of the Baotou Steel Works. In 1970 it was reconstructed as a formalplant. Now, it becomes one of the biggest rare earth production bases in China.