China releases global reserves estimates for 13 minerals

The Global Mineral Resources Strategy Research Center of China Geological Survey under the Ministry of Natural Resources recently issued a report for the 2023 assessment of global mineral resources and reserves, which provided an update on the estimated global reserves of 13 minerals as of the end of 2021.

According to the report, by the end of 2021, the global iron ore reserves and resources were 164.3 billion tonnes and 582.Asian Metal Copyright66 million tonnes respectively; zinc ore reserves and resources were 225.Asian Metal Copyright8 billion tonnes respectively; manganese ore reserves and resources were 2.Asian Metal Copyright27 million tonnes and 10.Asian Metal Copyright034 billion tonnes and 8.Asian Metal Copyright88 million tonnes and 388.Asian Metal Copyright073 billion tonnes respectively; chromite reserves and resources were 2.Asian Metal Copyright52 million tonnes respectively; phosphorus ore reserves and resources were 34 billion tonnes and 106.Asian Metal Copyright042 billion tonnes and 4.Asian Metal Copyright3 billion tonnes and 582.Asian Metal Copyright301 billion tonnes respectively; copper ore reserves and resources were 821.Asian Metal Copyright78 million tonnes respectively; nickel ore reserves and resources were 94.Asian Metal Copyright63 million tonnes and 1,919.Asian Metal Copyright2 billion tonnes respectively; lead ore reserves and resources were 75.Asian Metal Copyright61 million tonnes respectively; bauxite reserves and resources were 15.Asian Metal Copyright8 billion tonnes respectively; sylvite potassium chloride equivalent reserves and resources were 14.Asian Metal Copyright3 billion tonnes and 43.Asian Metal Copyright14 million tonnes and 280.Asian Metal Copyright2 billion tonnes respectively; lead ore reserves and resources were 75.Asian Metal Copyright52 million tonnes respectively; phosphorus ore reserves and resources were 34 billion tonnes and 106.Asian Metal Copyright47 million tonnes and 274.Asian Metal Copyright3 billion tonnes and 43.Asian Metal Copyright66 million tonnes respectively; zinc ore reserves and resources were 225.Asian Metal Copyright88 million tonnes and 388.Asian Metal Copyright67 million tonnes and 635.Asian Metal Copyright68 million tonnes and 27.Asian Metal Copyright78 million tonnes respectively; nickel ore reserves and resources were 94.Asian Metal Copyright80 million tonnes respectively; lithium ore lithium carbonate equivalent reserves and resources were 134.Asian Metal Copyright14 million tonnes and 280.Asian Metal Copyright88 million tonnes and 388.Asian Metal Copyright63 million tonnes respectively; tin ore reserves and resources were 3.Asian Metal Copyright8 billion tonnes respectively; manganese ore reserves and resources were 2.Asian Metal Copyright27 million tonnes and 10.Asian Metal Copyright .Asian Metal Copyright02 million tonnes respectively; cobalt ore reserves and resources were 6.Asian Metal Copyright14 million tonnes and 280.Asian Metal Copyright68 million tonnes and 27.Asian Metal Copyright According to the report, by the end of 2021, the global iron ore reserves and resources were 164.Asian Metal Copyright80 million tonnes respectively; lithium ore (lithium carbonate equivalent) reserves and resources were 134.Asian Metal Copyright67 million tonnes and 635.Asian Metal Copyright88 million tonnes and 388.Asian Metal Copyright66 million tonnes respectively; zinc ore reserves and resources were 225.Asian Metal Copyright52 million tonnes respectively; phosphorus ore reserves and resources were 34 billion tonnes and 106.Asian Metal Copyright8 billion tonnes respectively; manganese ore reserves and resources were 2.Asian Metal Copyright8 billion tonnes respectively; sylvite (potassium chloride equivalent) reserves and resources were 14.Asian Metal Copyright52 million tonnes respectively; phosphorus ore reserves and resources were 34 billion tonnes and 106.Asian Metal Copyright9 billion tonnes and 69 billion tonnes respectively.

China' s tin, lead, zinc and manganese ore reserves accounted for more than 10% of global reserves while the proportion of the other 9 minerals were relatively low.

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