On September 10, the ministry said on its website, the decision by the end of 2015, since 2013 in Chinas major mineral resources in 2020, 2025 and 2030, the national economic and social development degree of security research.

The ministry, said China for important guarantee degree of mineral resources research started in the 1980 s, the department of the fourth round of the argument. Will find Chinas oil zone (market), natural gas, coal, iron, chrome, manganese and other 46 kinds of main mineral resources for sustainable economic and social development over the next 20 years will guarantee ability, research of mining industry layout, the relationship between regional economic and social development layout of industrial structure, for the national macro decision-making and the mid-term and long-term programs to provide scientific basis for the national economy, sustainable and healthy development for the resource industry and provide basic support regional economic and social development.