A visit to see rare earths in Ganzhou, China’s Jiangxi Province
By Li Hao, Published: 2019-05-31 23:05:19
Rare-earth materials are smelted at the Fortune Electronic Company in Ganzhou on Friday. Photo: Li Hao/GT
Editor's Note:
Ganzhou, a major rare-earth production area in China, is a strategic asset that could be weaponized in a trade war. Ganzhou is home to a complete industrial chain of rare-earth metals, as our reporter learned in a visit to this city in Jiangxi Province. (Photos: Li Hao/GT)

Magnets products are polished at the Fortune plant in Ganzhou. Photo: Li Hao/GT
Workers pressure rare-earth powder into shapes at the Fortune factory. Photo: Li Hao/GT
An attractive collection of polished magnets at the Fortune factory. Photo: Li Hao/GT
Workers pack rare-earth powder at the Fortune factory. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A worker packs rare-earth powder at the Fortune plant. Photo: Li Hao/GT
Workers pile pressure onto rare-earth powder at the Fortune factory. Photo: Li Hao/GT
Magnetic products are polished at the Fortune plant. Photo: Li Hao/GT
Inspectors check the magnets for quality and shape at the Fortune factory. Photo: Li Hao/GT
Inspectors check the magnets for quality and shape at the Fortune factory. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A worker inspects the quality and shape of magnets at the Fortune factory. Photo: Li Hao/GT
An employee of the Fortune presents autofocus camera parts that use magnets (left) and magnetic products (right). Photo: Li Hao/GT
A worker manages a rare-earth solution at the Youli Science and Technology Development Company in Ganzhou on Friday. Photo: Li Hao/GT
Workers move rare earths at the Youli Science and Technology Development Company plant in Ganzhou on Friday. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A worker passes a calcination machine at the Youli Science and Technology Development Company on Friday. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A worker mixes rare earths at the factory of the Youli Science and Technology Development Company on Friday. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A worker checks the equipment at the Youli Science and Technology Development Company in Ganzhou on Friday. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A worker controls calcination into rare earth oxides at the factory of Youli Science and Technology Development Company on Friday. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A worker checks the factory on Friday. Photo: Li Hao/GT
Workers clean separation chambers at the factory on Friday. Photo: Li Hao/GT