日本通产省资源能源厅预料以超导材料等为中心的稀土需要将要扩大。为了确保稀土的稳定供给,订立了把以下的事业委托给金属矿业事业团的计划,1988年预算拨款1亿3仟8百万日元。已于今年2月10日召集有关团体与厂商开会说明要点,以下括号内为1988年度各项预算金额。 Ministry of Energy, Resources and Energy of Japan’s Ministry of Energy is expected to be superconducting materials as the center of the needs of the earth will be expanded. In order to secure a stable supply of rare earths, a plan was put in place for the following businesses to be entrusted to the Metal Mines Corporation. The 1988 budget allocated 138 million yen. On February 10 this year, the meeting convened the relevant groups and manufacturers to explain the main points, the following brackets for the 1988 annual budget amount.