Land and Resources Ministry of Finance, National Development and Reform Commission has established a national crisis mines resources exploration and project management leading group office, glue stick organizing the implementation of the "national crisis mines Resources Prospecting special" work.
Summarize recent findings show that the 1010 survey mines, 632 mines for the crisis (62.5%), of which 393 mines crisis proportions as a serious crisis.
Under the "Plan" requirements, the Ministry completed the 1010 survey and medium-sized mining resource potential, glue gun involving the "Outline" and the minerals under the 18 provinces (municipalities and autonomous regions) related to dominant mineral, total 30.
Survey results show that the 1010 survey mines, 632 mines for the crisis (62.5%), of which 393 mines crisis proportions as a serious crisis, 169 moderate degree of mine crisis crisis crisis in 70 mines slight degree of crisis. 363 No mining resources crisis (36%), 15 unknown crisis levels (1.5%). Non-ferrous metals, ferrous metals and gold and other mineral classes (species) a relatively high degree of mine crisis.
Mines in the 1010 survey, the 485 has a resource potential (48%), which predicted the scale of resources are large deposits of up to 111, up to 190 medium-sized, up to 173 small, unknown scale mining resource potential, 11 Block.
Four years, the resource potential on the basis of investigation, the Ministry implemented a replacement resources exploration in stages, to obtain a certain degree of economic and social benefits. 2004-2007, a total additional resources available for mining the amount of direct use: 2.9 billion tons of coal, iron ore and 580 million tons, 5.61 million tons of manganese ore, chrome ore 14 million tons, 1.26 million tons copper, lead and zinc 2.51 million tons of metal and so on. Extend the mine life an average of 12.6 years. Implemented in 2007, 126 projects, 26 projects made significant progress, 45 projects made significant progress.
Resource exploration in crisis mines is the policy of national organizations to support the commercial geological work. Its main goal is to have resource potential and market demand around the old mines or deep, and to identify a group of newly discovered reserves, extend the mine life. The work is to further enhance the stability of the supply of mineral raw materials, the measures taken to support capacity, but also to ensure sustainable development of mining in China an important strategic move.