THE SITUATION OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF CHINA AND THE CO UNTERMEASURES
我国矿产资源态势与对策

The amount of Mineral resources of China is so large that it occupies the third place in the world, but per capita occupation is small and only gets the 80th place. If we want to realize the second step of the strategic target of modernlization construction, the supply and need of mineral resources will show contradiction. For the purpose of solving this contradiction, we must search for all potentials, such as finding minerals through geological exploration, improving the mines, reclamation of the first and second resources, using the energy and materials economically, etc.. The old resource-consuming type of economic development model must he innovated and the new resource-saving type economic development model must be established. The policy that "the richer the resources are, the faster their use will be" must be abolished, and the policy that exploitation and economy should go together must be set up. These are essiential ways to solve the contradiction of supply and need of mineral resources. The measures that must be taken are as follow:(1)Exploiting and conserving resources by means of science and technology progress;(2)Handling well the inport and export tr de of resources;(3)Harnessing the mines according to the mineral resource law and setting up a legel management system;(4)Managing the resources and mines by means of planning mechanism;(5)Using well the market mechanism properly to activate the mining economy.