According to the Science and Technology Daily, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently released access requirements for the rare earth industry, which are expected to eliminate 20% of the national production capacity. These requirements took effect immediately upon announcement.

The specifications state that, calculated in terms of oxides:

• The production scale of mixed rare earth mining enterprises should not be lower than 20,000 tons/year;

• The production scale of bastnaesite mining enterprises should not be lower than 5,000 tons/year;

• The production scale of ion-adsorption type rare earth mining enterprises should not be lower than 500 tons/year;

• The mining of single monazite deposits is prohibited.

[Note: The original Chinese text appears to be duplicated in the query. The translation provided above covers the full content without repetition.]