The Ministry of Natural Resources released the China Mineral Resources Report
2026 and Global Mining Development Report 2026 at the 2026 (28th) China
International Mining Congress, saying China holds the world’s largest reserves
of 14 minerals, including rare earths, tungsten and tin. The reports warn the
accelerating global energy transition is driving deep shifts in mineral
supply-demand and pushing global mining into a period of compounded
transformation. As of the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan, China’s reserve
positions led globally for those 14 minerals. In 2025, domestic geological
exploration investment rose for a fifth consecutive year and authorities
recorded 200 newly discovered non-oil-and-gas mineral deposits nationwide.
