国土资源部发出通知说，至20O0年12月对日，对拟新建的稀土、钨、锡、锑4种矿产的开采项目暂停审批和颁友采矿许可证，暂停审批用地。对拟新建的中、小型的煤、相、重晶石和萤石4种矿产的开发项目暂停审批和颁发采矿许可证，暂停审批用地。国家暂停审批8种矿产开发 The Ministry of Land and Resources issued a notice saying that by December 2000, it would suspend the examination and approval of mining projects for rare earths, tungsten, tin and antimony, and granted mining licenses, and suspended the approval of land use. To suspend the approval and issue of mining licenses for the development projects of the 4 kinds of minerals, namely coal, phase, barite and fluorite, which will be newly built, and suspend the approval of land use. The State Suspended Approval of 8 Kinds of Mineral Development