China's global mining status strengthened

Output of 11 key minerals accounted for more than half of world's total in 2025

China concluded the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25) with reserves of 14 minerals and production of 17 types leading the world, while discovering 398 large and medium-sized strategic mineral deposits, including 225 oil and gas fields, officials said on Wednesday.

According to senior officials within the Ministry of Natural Resources, the gains have strengthened the country's energy security and resource self-sufficiency.

"This has significantly enhanced the national capacity for resource self-sufficiency, supported the construction and consolidation of 198 energy resource bases, and strengthened China's position and competitiveness in the global mining industry," said Xiong Zili, director of the ministry's department of geological exploration management, at a news conference in Beijing.