[China's retained resources of rhenium, gold, nickel, zirconium and other resources have increased significantly] October 31st, through the re-evaluation of co-associated, low-grade, difficult-to-use strategic minerals, China's retained resources of rhenium have more than doubled, gold is equivalent to 50 new large-scale mineral deposits, and nickel is equivalent to 30 new large-scale mineral deposits. Data released by the Ministry of Natural Resources on October 31 shows that in 2024, the Ministry of Natural Resources organized 27 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, more than 100 units, and nearly 2,000 investigators to carry out a comprehensive investigation. Re-evaluation of associated and low-grade resources of 17 strategic minerals including gallium, germanium, indium, chromite, nickel, cobalt, zirconium, hafnium, niobium, tantalum, vanadium, rare earths, rhenium, potash, gold, manganese and helium. After one year of work, we completed the resource re-evaluation of more than 1,800 active mines and large and medium-sized mining areas across the country, and found out the actual development and utilization of 17 types of strategic mineral co-associated and low-grade resources, as well as the number of co-associated and low-grade resources that can be utilized under current technical and economic conditions. Qiao Chunlei, deputy director of the Mineral Resources Protection and Supervision Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources, said that after investigation and evaluation, the national reserves of 13 minerals such as gallium, germanium and indium have increased significantly. For example, the national reserves of rhenium have more than doubled, gold is equivalent to 50 new large-scale mineral deposits, and nickel This is equivalent to 30 new large-scale mineral deposits, and more than 10 large-scale mineral deposits of gallium, indium, tantalum, and vanadium, which strongly supports the successful completion of the new round of mineral prospecting breakthrough strategic action goals of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and lays an important resource foundation for improving China's mineral resource security capabilities. At the same time, a set of mature re-evaluation technical routes and working methods have been formed during the work advancement process, laying a solid foundation for carrying out re-evaluation work during the “15th Five-Year Plan”. (Xinhua News Agency)