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Mineral Resources

China has abundant mineral resources. More than 160 kinds of minerals have so far been discovered, with total reserves ranking third in the world. Recoverable deposits of coal amount to 1,007.1 billion tons. Oil reserves are mainly distributed in the northwest and are also found in the northeast, the north and the sub-littoral continental shelf along the southeastern coast. Energy resources with proven reserves also include natural gas, oil shale, uranium and thorium. Ferrous metallic minerals with proven reserves include iron, manganese, vanadium and titanium, of which the deposits of iron ores are nearly 50 billion tons. All ferrous metallic minerals that have been discovered in the world can be found in China. The reserves of tungsten, tin, antimony, zinc, molybdenum, lead and mercury rank in the forefront in the world. Reserves of rare earth account for 80 percent of the world's total and those of antimony 40 percent. The reserves of titanium are equivalent to the combined total of other countries, while those of tungsten are four times the combined total elsewhere outside China.