TOKYO -- China's major listed state-owned miners of rare earths have all returned to the black or significantly increased their bottom lines, thanks to Beijing export restrictions that helped push up prices of the strategic minerals.
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A rare-earth mine in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. China controls the world's largest reserves of the critical materials. © Getty Images
TOKYO -- China's major listed state-owned miners of rare earths have all returned to the black or significantly increased their bottom lines, thanks to Beijing export restrictions that helped push up prices of the strategic minerals.