September 08, 2008

Shandong Province found 17 new mineral deposits

It is reported that Shandong Province has invested large amount of money to prospecting in the entire province in order to solve problem of the minerals following resources insufficiency.

They invested CNY 6.7 billion last year and found 17 new important mineral resource deposits.

According to the Shandong Province land resources department, since last year, there are important progress that depth portion prospecting and the crisis mine have replaced the resources prospecting work. The prospecting work have a great break through especially for gold, iron, coal, copper and some other important mines. The Laizhousizhuang gold mine, Jiningyandian iron mine and Caoxian Dingtao coalfield in these 17 new mineral resource deposits have great influence.

XuJingyan, the capital of Shandong Province land resources hall said that they will adopt new technological ways, prospecting in the important diggings regions, seeking for the gold, iron ore, coal, and diamond, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc and so on.