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China has discovered a new gold mine in Tuoli County of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwestern China, adding 15 metric tons (tonnes) to Tuoli's over 500 tonnes of prospective gold reserves, Tianshan Net reported Sunday.
A total of 6.83 billion tons of coal reserves had been discovered in the eastern part of Naomao Lake in Yiwu county, Xinjiang, reports Tianshannet.com.cn.
In 2006, Chinese mines produced 240 tonnes of gold, about 10 per cent of global production, and up from 224 tonnes in 2005. Output was just 11 tonnes behind Australia, the world's third largest gold producer.
Prospectors line the banks of the Yulong Kashgar River overturning boulders, boring into banks and panning pebbles in a scene out of the California Gold Rush.
Expert in Beijing warns that if the government does not intervene against unrestricted mining, the rare Khotan jade mines will be depleted in five years.
The Shandong Provincial Institution of Geological Surveying and Mapping found a giant coalfield recently in Changji Prefecture of Xinjiang Autonomous Region, an official said Tuesday.
The largest copper reserve in China was discovered in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, according to Jiang Chengsong, vice minister of the Ministry of Land and Natural Resources.
Chinese geologists have discovered nitrate ore deposits in more than 10 places in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region after three years' prospecting.
China plans to develop its second largest copper reserves, located in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday.
