The Shandong Provincial Coalfield Geological Bureau is inQihe- Yucheng District Litun Iron Ore AreaThe test results of the drilled ore have been released:The total iron grade of the ore reached55.97%, with a magnetite grade of 49.32%, and the highest total iron grade reaching 66.46%, with relatively uniform grade variation.This is another major breakthrough for the bureau afterthe first discovery of rich iron ore in this area in 2015.

After the discovery of rich iron ore in 2015, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Shandong Province jointly promoted the comprehensive exploration of iron ore, approving the establishment of a 1200 square kilometer "Qihe- Yucheng Rich Iron Ore National Comprehensive Exploration Area", increasing exploration efforts.Currently, Qihe- The Yucheng Rich Iron Ore National Comprehensive Exploration Area has discovered three iron ore areas: Litun, Pandian, and Dazhang, and is expected to become another large rich iron ore development base in Shandong,which has important strategic significance for alleviating the severe situation faced by China's rich iron ore resources and improving the security level of China's iron ore resources..

Rich iron ore is a scarce strategic mineral resource in China. Relevant data shows that China has currently identified iron ore reserves ofover 80 billion tons, but the rich iron ore resources with iron content exceeding 50% are less than 2 billion tons, and most are scattered.

Currently,the main large mining areas in the country are7, distributed in North China, Northeast China, Central China, East China, Southwest China, and Hainan.，Overall,the iron ore reserves are relatively high, but the grades are relatively low,most of China's rich iron ore resources are scattered across about300 mining areas, and only a few large rich iron ores can be independently mined, such as theGongchangling Iron Mine Area in Liaoning Province.、The Shilu Iron Mine in Hainan Province,andthe Zhangjiawa Iron Mine in Laiwu City, Shandong Province.等几处.

466 million tons, an average iron grade of 48.81%, and a maximum of 69%; there is also a large rich cobalt deposit with a total identified cobalt metal amount of 13,000 tons, and a medium-sized rich copper deposit with an identified copper metal amount of 75,000 tons, etc., known as "Asia's No. 1 Rich Iron Ore."The Shilu Iron Mine in Hainan is one of China's important iron ore bases, with reserves accounting for about

71% of the national rich iron ore reserves, ranking first in the country.Currently, surface mining of the Shilu Iron Mine has basically ended, but underground mining can continue, and this work is currently being prepared for advancement. At the same time, for the tailings that have been mined in the past and have low quality, they should also be reused, maximizing the potential of the Shilu Iron Mine through potential excavation and technological updates.

The Gongchangling Iron Mine Area

164 million tons, which is a large scale. The useful iron minerals in the rich iron ore are mainly magnetite, belonging to magnetite-rich ore, with an average iron content of over 50%, reaching a maximum of 65%, and there are also a large number of low-grade iron ores being mined and utilized.Liaoning has a large total iron ore resource, but rich iron ore resources are very scarce,

In 2005, the state and Liaoning Province conducted exploration of iron ore resources, especially rich iron ore resources, in the periphery and deep parts of the Gongchangling Iron Mine Area in Liaoyang City. After several years of exploration, the discovery of rich iron ore in the Gongchangling Iron Mine Area has become the largest rich iron ore discovered in Liaoning Province in nearly 40 years, and it is also the largest rich iron ore discovered in China after the Shilu Iron Mine in Hainan.Zhangjiawa Iron Mine

over 66 million tons, reaching a large scale. The useful iron minerals in the rich iron ore are mainly magnetite, belonging to magnetite-rich ore, with an average iron content of 58%; there are also about 200 million tons of low-grade iron ore.In addition to the three major iron ore areas mentioned above, three rich iron ore points have been discovered in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau,

each with a potential resource amount exceeding 50 million tons, reaching the scale of medium-sized mines, and one of the points even has a potential resource amount exceeding 100 million tons, belonging to a rare large rich iron ore.However, due to the fragile ecosystem of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the development of mineral resources in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau faces huge challenges.For a long time, China has relied on imports for rich iron ore, with a high degree of external dependence. Without market dominance, it means being passively beaten. The discovery of domestic rich iron ore

is of great significance for building a new mineral resource base in China, alleviating the pressure of strategic mineral resource tension in the country, and promoting the development of the western region and the coordinated development of the east and west.Note: This article is an original article from Mining Exchange. Please indicate the source when reprinting. For business and cooperation, please add WeChat 18703151010 (same as phone number).