
Home Intel News Press Media Events RMB Apps Stock Store Archives Team Free Daily : Updates Friday , November 04, 2011 Most of China's mineral reserves remain unexplored November 4, 2011 Source : China Daily China has a large amount of unexplored mineral resources , as only 36 percent of the country's mineral deposits have been discovered thus far , the Ministry of Land and Resources said . Thursday An survey of China's potential mineral resources showed that by the end of 2010, the exploration rate of China's iron ore stood at 27 percent , while that of bauxite was only 19 percent , the ministry said in a . report For petroleum , only 26 percent of the country's oil deposits have been prospected , and 85 percent of natural gas reserves remained unexplored , said the . report Zhang Hongtao