At a State Council Information Office briefing on the start of the 15th
Five‑Year Plan, officials said exploration posted strong gains: Jan–Aug new
recoverable oil reserves were about 70 mln tonnes and new recoverable natural
gas about 610 bln cubic metres. Anhui’s Chatting copper‑gold deposit and
Guizhou’s Zhugongtang lead‑zinc deposit were reported to have added resources at
a super‑large scale.