In 2022, China's total remaining proved and technically recoverable reserves of copper amounted to 40.77 million metric tons of metal. For silver, the total of proved reserves and probable reserves amounted to around 70,340 metric tons of metal that year.
Reserves of metallic minerals in China in 2022, by type
Figures refer to the total of proved and probable reserves as per Classifications for Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (GB/T 17766-2020).
Values have been rounded.
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Ministry of Natural Resources (China). (October 19, 2023). Reserves of metallic minerals in China in 2022, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299544/china-mineral-resources-newly-explored-reserves/
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