四川省具有十分丰富的稀土资源,近年来稀土事业获得了长足发展。“八五”期间,一个新兴的稀土工业在我省兴起,并结束了没有稀土加工产品的历史。 四川省的稀土资源主要集中分布在凉山彝族自治州境内,该州冕宁县牦牛坪稀土矿是目前中国发现的第二大轻稀土矿,稀土氧化物储量达百万吨级。 Sichuan Province is very rich in rare earth resources, rare earth industry has made considerable development in recent years. During the “Eighth Five-Year Plan” period, a new rare earth industry emerged in our province and ended the history of no rare earth processed products. The rare earth resources in Sichuan Province are mainly concentrated in the territory of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Mianning County, the Maoniuping rare earth mine, is the second lightest rare earth mine found in China with a rare earth oxide reserves of over one million tons.