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In the Bayan Obo route, the REEs are byproducts of iron ore extraction, and per 350 kg of iron mined 60 kg of REOs and kg niobium are produced (Ayres and Peiró, 2013). At Bayan Obo, the ore is mined with electric shovels, rail haulage, and shipped via 150 km of railroad to milling and processing facilities in the city of Baotou ( Castor ...