China's retained reserves of rhenium, gold, nickel, zirconium and other resources have increased significantly.

The Ministry of Natural Resources released data on October 31 showing that in 2024, the Ministry of Natural Resources organized 27 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, more than 100 units, and nearly 2,000 survey personnel across the country to carry out re-evaluation of co-associated and low-grade resources of 17 strategic minerals, including gallium, germanium, indium, chromite, nickel, cobalt, zirconium, hafnium, niobium, tantalum, vanadium, rare earths, rhenium, potash, gold, manganese, and helium. Through one year of work, the resource re-evaluation of more than 1,800 producing mines and large and medium-sized mining areas nationwide was completed, and a clear picture was obtained of the actual development and utilization of co-associated and low-grade resources of the 17 strategic minerals, as well as the quantity of co-associated and low-grade resources that can be utilized under current technical and economic conditions.