Hubei province has drawn the routine map for mineral-seeking during the 12 five years. One the plan successfully conducted, the province will newly witness over 100 deposits as of 2015.
The reserves include: 275 million tonnes of iron ore, 750,000 tonnes of copper, 2.10 million tonnes of zinc/lead, 470,000 tonnes of gold, 200,000 tonnes of moly, 500,000 tonnes of rare earth, 60 million tonnes of kalium, 69 million tonnes of coal, and 110 million tonnes of ferrous disulfide