Comment by
Majormac79 on Apr 03, 2012 1:55pm
I think if china started flip flopping on rare earth element quotas drastically it would cause huge protectionism against china because it would show they intend to control all manufacturing through manipulation of markets. It would be the same as when russia tried dumping steel many years ago and other nations tarriffed the sales
Comment by
Majormac79 on Apr 03, 2012 2:16pm
If china flip flopped on export restrictions there claims about preserving limited resources along with the environment wouldnt hold any credibility, where as it is now other nations can really say much about it
Comment by
junior_miner on Apr 03, 2012 2:43pm
Don't worry, China cannot do it. The good stuff there is gone, like in other metal deposits as well. The labor, energy and other costs have been rising fast for a decade. China is no more the ultimate low cost producer it used to be.