Prospects of the production and application of rare- earth metals in the industry of the Russian Federation

摘要

The paper is a review. The structure of rare-earthmetal consumption, the production and consumption of rare-earth metals in Russia and the USA, and prices for metals andoxides are given. An alteration in the structure of rare-earthmetal consumption in view of the development of newbranches of the industry is noted. The rare-earth primaryproducts resources in Russia and the characteristics of ores andconcentrates are described. The performances of the old andnew primary product processing techniques are given. Russiais shown to have rare-earth primary products (which aredifferentiated by preparedness states), and there areexperienced force, existing scientific manpower, and under-utilized enterprises. A conclusion on the prospects of thedevelopment of the rare-earth metal production andconsumption in Russia has been made.