"China Mineral Resources Report (2022)" was released by the Ministry of Natural Resources. As of the end of 2021, 173 types of minerals have been discovered across the country, including 13 types of energy minerals, 59 types of metal minerals, 95 types of non-metallic minerals, and 6 types of water and gas minerals. China's geological exploration investment will grow by 11.6% in 2021, with non-oil and gas mineral geological exploration investment achieving positive growth for the first time since 2013. In 2021, 95 new mineral deposits were discovered across the country. Breakthroughs have been made in oil and gas exploration in several basins such as the Ordos, Junggar, Tarim, Sichuan and Bohai Bay, and significant progress has been made in the exploration of coal, gold, and "three rares" (rare, rare earth, and scattered) minerals.
The "2022 China Marine Economy Statistical Bulletin" released by the Ministry of Natural Resources on the 13th showed that according to preliminary calculations, the country's total marine product value in 2022 was 9,462.8 billion yuan, an increase of 1.9% over the previous year, accounting for 7.8% of the gross domestic product. .
my country's coast is about 32,000 kilometers long, with more than 11,000 islands and 3 million square kilometers of sea areas under its jurisdiction. It is a large maritime country. Facing the rough international environment and the arduous domestic reform and development tasks, my country's marine economy has shown strong resilience and potential. Du Guanyin, director of the Comprehensive Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources, said that in 2022, the added value of my country's primary marine industry will be 434.5 billion yuan, accounting for 4.6% of the gross marine product value, and the added value of the secondary industry will be 3456.5 billion yuan, accounting for 36.5% of the gross marine product value. The added value of the three industries was 5,571.8 billion yuan, accounting for 58.9% of the total marine product value.
