新一轮找矿突破战略行动累投资金近4500亿元

Core Insights - The Ministry of Natural Resources has emphasized the importance of natural resources in supporting economic development and improving people's livelihoods, achieving the goals set in the 14th Five-Year Plan [1] Group 1: Agricultural Land and Resource Management - By the end of 2024, the total arable land area in China is projected to reach 1.94 billion acres, an increase of 28 million acres since 2020, firmly maintaining the arable land protection red line [2] - A comprehensive understanding of the distribution and utilization of 163 types of mineral resources has been established, with 534 new large and medium-sized oil and gas fields and mineral sites discovered [2] Group 2: Marine and Forest Resources - The marine production value has reached 10.5 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.7 trillion yuan since 2020, with the retention rate of natural coastlines remaining above 35% [2] - The national forest coverage rate has reached 25.09%, an increase of approximately 2 percentage points since 2020, making China the fastest-growing country in terms of greening [2] Group 3: Mineral Resource Exploration and Development - Since the beginning of the 14th Five-Year Plan, nearly 450 billion yuan has been invested in a new round of mineral exploration, leading to significant breakthroughs in energy resource security and structural optimization [3] - Major discoveries in energy minerals include 10 large oil fields and 19 large gas fields, with oil production stabilized at 200 million tons and natural gas production exceeding 240 billion cubic meters [3] Group 4: Strategic Emerging Industries - Significant breakthroughs have been made in strategic emerging industry minerals, including the discovery of a lithium mineral belt spanning 2,800 kilometers across four provinces, crucial for the electric vehicle sector [4] - Key technologies have been developed for extracting lithium from potassium salt brine and low-grade lithium mica, as well as a technology system for extracting helium from natural gas, marking a major advancement in domestic production capabilities [4]