Mineral Resources

Sichuan Province, rich in mineral resources and a relatively complete variety, energy, ferrous, non-ferrous, rare, precious metals, chemicals, building materials and other minerals are distributed. Has found a variety of metals, non-metallic mineral 132 kinds, accounting for 70% of the national total; has proven reserves of some 94 species, accounting for 60% of the national total, distributed in most parts of the province. There are 32 kinds of mineral reserves rank the top five, including titanium, vanadium, seven kinds of mineral pyrite ranks first in the country. Vanadium, titanium has global significance, titanium reserves accounted for 82% of total world reserves, vanadium reserves of the world’s total reserves of 1/3; gas, lithium ore, Glauber’s salt and other 11 kinds of minerals ranks second; platinum group metals, iron ore 5 kinds ranks third; magnesium with dolomite, light rare earth ore and other 8 kinds of minerals ranks fourth; phosphate ranks fifth.
Sichuan mineral resources have the following characteristics: First, the total resources abundant, but the per capita below the national level; resource range, but most minerals inadequate reserves, in addition to vanadium-titanium magnetite, rock salt, Glauber’s salt, lead, zinc, sulfur, iron ore, asbestos, mica, gold, phosphate, cement, limestone and other reserves to meet the development needs, most mineral resources are present insufficient number of resources, poor quality, proven mining shortage. Second, the distribution is relatively concentrated, is conducive to the formation of a comprehensive mineral raw materials base. Such as Southwest in ferrous metals, nonferrous metals and rare earth resources for the advantage of one of our country’s metallurgical base; southern Sichuan coal, sulfur, phosphorus, salt, natural gas-based non-metallic mineral variety, large reserves, China chemical industrial base; Northwest of rare metals (lithium, beryllium, gold, silver) and energy minerals (uranium, peat) is rich in resources, is a potential cutting-edge technology products, raw materials suppliers. Three is the common, associated minerals and more important utilization value. Such as vanadium-titanium magnetite Panxi region is famous for one of the three major utilization Ore. Fourth, has proven reserves of more lean ore minerals, bonanza less. In addition to lead, zinc, cadmium, silver, salt, etc. glauberite higher grade, other minerals, mostly in poor ore.