The Impact of Magnetic Materials in Renewable Energy-Related Technologies in the 21st Century Industrial Revolution: The Case of South Africa

Table 2

A summary of the world production and reserves of rare-earth elements in 2010 [4, 20].

Country	Mine production (metric tons)	Percent of total	Reserves (million metric tons)	Percent of total
China	130,000	97.3	55.0	50
United States	None	—	13.0	13
Russia	Not reported	Not reported	19.0	17
Australia	Not reported	Not reported	1.6	1.5
India	2700	2	3.1	2.8
Brazil	550	0.42	Small	—
Malaysia	250	0.27	Small	—
Others	N/A	22	—	20
Total	133,600	—	1100