我国找矿又获新突破→

Group 1 - The core viewpoint of the article highlights significant advancements in mineral resource exploration in China, particularly in chromium ore and unconventional oil and gas exploration [1][5]. Group 2 - In the Xinjiang Salt Lake South Mining Belt, a new discovery of the Salt Lake 27 mining group has been made, identifying 20 ore bodies with an average grade of 30.73%, marking the largest mineral discovery in the region in nearly 40 years [3][7]. - Chromium ore is identified as a strategic mineral in short supply in China, primarily used in the smelting of special alloys containing cobalt, nickel, and tungsten, which are essential materials in aerospace, automotive, and shipbuilding industries [3][7]. Group 3 - In the western Hubei region, a breakthrough in unconventional oil and gas exploration has been achieved, focusing on the Permian shale formation, which expands shale gas exploration from the Sichuan Basin to the western Hubei area [5][9]. - The newly added geological resource volume of shale gas is 1329.5 billion cubic meters, further solidifying the resource foundation for the shale gas base in western Hubei [5][9].