China will continue its efforts to regulate the rare earth mining industry during the second half of this year, said Jia Yinsong, an official from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, on August 8.

The country will issue a series of industry regulations as soon as possible, targeting items ranging from rare earth metal production caps and industry entry thresholds to qualifications for mergers and acquisitions in the sector, said Jia.

Regulations regarding rare earth production quotas have been drawn out and will be made public soon, he said.