China discovers massive copper-gold deposit in Anhui Province

Chinese officials report a major new copper and gold ore body in Anhui that could supply local industries.

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China's Ministry of Natural Resources announced on Tuesday that an exploration campaign in Xuancheng, Anhui Province, identified a large copper and gold ore body at the Chating deposit. ^[1] The deposit is estimated to contain copper resources equivalent to several 500,000-ton copper mines and gold resources exceeding ten 20-ton gold mines, according to China's Ministry of Natural Resources. ^[2] Lin Bin, a deputy laboratory director at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, stated that the Chating deposit is currently the largest identified porphyry copper-gold deposit in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. ^[3] The exploration campaign completed more than 70 drilling operations over a four-month period this year to map the Shangchang village ore body within the Chating mining area. ^[4] The identified main ore body measures approximately 1.2 kilometers long and 1.1 kilometers wide, with mineralization in a single drill hole exceeding 1,370 meters in thickness. ^[5] China's Ministry of Natural Resources said the deposit is the largest of its kind in the Yangtze middle-lower region. ^[6] Lin Bin, deputy director of the Deep Earth Prediction and Evaluation Laboratory at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, said on 2026-07-01 that the discovery in the Yangtze Delta offers geographic and infrastructure advantages and can contribute to new energy and high-end manufacturing. ^[7]

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The deposit is estimated to contain copper resources equivalent to several 500,000-ton copper mines and gold resources exceeding ten 20-ton gold mines, according to China's Ministry of Natural Resources. · 세계일보

Lin Bin, a deputy laboratory director at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, stated that the Chating deposit is currently the largest identified porphyry copper-gold deposit in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. · Interesting Engineering

The exploration campaign completed more than 70 drilling operations over a four-month period this year to map the Shangchang village ore body within the Chating mining area. · Interesting Engineering

The identified main ore body measures approximately 1.2 kilometers long and 1.1 kilometers wide, with mineralization in a single drill hole exceeding 1,370 meters in thickness. · Interesting Engineering

China's Ministry of Natural Resources said the deposit is the largest of its kind in the Yangtze middle-lower region. · 세계일보

Lin Bin, deputy director of the Deep Earth Prediction and Evaluation Laboratory at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, said on 2026-07-01 that the discovery in the Yangtze Delta offers geographic and infrastructure advantages and can contribute to new energy and high-end manufacturing. · 세계일보

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