Shandong ranks first in the country in mineral resources.

Shandong ranks first in the country in mineral resources, including gold, natural sulfur and gypsum.

Among the mineral resources in Shandong Province, gold, gypsum and other 12 mineral reserves rank first 1 in China, while petroleum, diamond, magnesite and hafnium (ha) mineral reserves rank second in China. Talc, graphite, zircon and granite rank third in China.

Coal, iron, barite, diatomite, bentonite, molybdenum (mu) ore, bauxite, light rare earth, refractory clay, perlite, zeolite, oil shale, quartz sand, mica, asbestos and gallium (fine) ore all rank in the top ten in China. One-third of the province has coal underground, and the predicted total reserves are 268 billion tons. The proven and controlled geological reserves are billions of tons of oil and tens of billions of cubic meters of natural gas.

The meaning of mineral resources:

Mineral resources, also known as mineral resources, refer to the aggregate of minerals or useful elements formed by geological mineralization, naturally occurring in the earth's crust or buried underground or exposed on the surface, in solid, liquid or gaseous state, with development and utilization value.

Mineral resources are non-renewable resources with limited reserves. There are more than 160 kinds of minerals known in the world, of which more than 80 kinds are widely used. According to their characteristics and uses, they are usually divided into four categories: energy minerals 1 1, metal minerals 59, non-metal minerals 92 and water gas minerals 6. There are 168 minerals.