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Qingliu County's Mineral Resources Master Plan 2021-2025: Key Takeaways and Statistics

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Qingliu County, under the jurisdiction of Sanming City, has issued a Master Plan for Mineral Resources (2021-2025) to coordinate geological exploration, mineral resource development, utilization, and protection, and promote the transformation and upgrading of the mining industry and green development. The plan is based on the "Mineral Resources Law of the People's Republic of China," "Mineral Resources Planning Preparation and Implementation Measures," and other relevant laws and regulations.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Master Plan aims to strengthen and improve macro-management of mineral resources and promote green development, serving as a crucial basis for the legal approval, supervision, and management of mineral resource exploration, development, utilization, and protection within Qingliu County.
  • The county has discovered over 38 types of minerals, with 108 mineral deposits and proven reserves of 17 types, including one energy mineral, seven metal minerals, and nine non-metallic minerals.
  • The top three minerals in terms of output were cement limestone, ordinary fluorite, and coal, with a total output value of 342 million yuan in 2020.
  • The mining industry's total output value accounted for 2.2% of the county's GDP in 2020.
  • The county has optimized its mine development layout, with six mines closed or withdrawn, and the proportion of large and medium-sized mines increased from 30.3% to 40.7%.
  • The county has improved its mineral resource management system, with special rectification campaigns to crack down on illegal mining and a comprehensive mining supervision system established.
  • The county's exploration and development layout is still not reasonable enough, with more small mines than large mines, and the layout of mine development is not optimized.
  • Advantageous mineral industry clusters have not yet been formed, and green mine construction still needs to be improved.
  • The county has unique mineral advantages, particularly in fluorite and cement limestone, but the subsequent mining production factors such as mineral processing and deep processing are still lacking.

Statistics:

  • Qingliu County covers an area of 1,806.33 square kilometers and has a population of 153,000 (registered population) and 118,000 (permanent population) in 2020.
  • The county's GDP reached 1,545.774 million yuan in 2020, with a growth rate of 5.6%.
  • The county produced 2.5554 million tons of ore in 2020, with the top three minerals in terms of output being cement limestone (2.08 million tons), ordinary fluorite (264,500 tons), and coal (84,500 tons).
  • The total output value of the mining industry reached 342 million yuan in 2020, with 293 million yuan (85.7%) coming from non-metallic minerals and 49 million yuan (14.3%) coming from energy minerals.
  • The mining industry's total output value accounted for 2.2% of the county's GDP in 2020.

Sources:

  • "Master Plan for Mineral Resources in Qingliu County, Fujian Province (2021-2025)"
  • "Mineral Resources Law of the People's Republic of China"
  • "Mineral Resources Planning Preparation and Implementation Measures"
  • "Fujian Provincial Department of Natural Resources on Issuing the 'County-level Mineral Resources Master Plan (2021-2025) Preparation Key Points' (Mineral Resources Development [2020] No. 60)"
  • "Fujian Provincial Mineral Resources Master Plan (2021-2025)"
  • "Qingliu County's 14th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development and Outline of the Long-Term Goals for 2035"
  • "Qingliu County National Land Space Planning (2020-2035)"
  • http://www.fjql.gov.cn/zfxxgkzl/zfxxgkml/fggzhgfxwj/202309/t20230925_1957316.htm

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