** Aussie rare earth miners rise after China announces plans
to impose export restrictions on some rare elements to protect
national security interests
** The controls will require exporters to seek permission to
ship some gallium and germanium products, which are widely used
in the semiconductor industry
** Lynas Rare Earths LYC.AX , world's biggest producer of
rare earth metals outside China, rises as much as 7%
** Rare earth developer Hastings Technology Metals HAS.AX
climbs as much as 13.4% to its highest level since June 5
** Australian Strategic Materials ASM.AX and Alkane
Resources ALK.AX rise as much as 5.4% and 4.7%, respectively
(Reporting by Himanshi Akhand in Bengaluru)
((Himanshi.Akhand@thomsonreuters.com;))