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Export China's resource data as JSON
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Country
China
Resources
12
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v1.0.0
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{
"schema_version": "v1.0.0",
"exported_at": "2026-02-28T09:32:43.447Z",
"country": {
"name": "China",
"iso2": "CN",
"iso3": "CHN",
"region": "East Asia",
"as_of": "2025-12-30",
"base_currency": "CNY",
"defaults": {
"recovery_factor": 0.75,
"government_take": 0.35,
"discount_rate": 0.08,
"time_horizon_years": 20
}
},
"resources": [
{
"id": "cn-rare-earth-elements",
"name": "Rare Earth Elements",
"category": "metal",
"type": "rare_earth",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "China dominates global REE production (~60%) and processing (~90%). Bayan Obo largest deposit. Strategic resource with export controls.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "cn-bayan-obo-ree",
"name": "Bayan Obo REE-Iron Deposit",
"admin_areas": [
"Inner Mongolia"
],
"location": {
"lat": 41.8,
"lon": 109.9
},
"grade": {
"value": 6,
"unit": "%REO",
"notes": "World's largest REE deposit. Iron ore byproduct."
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": "China Northern Rare Earth. Integrated mining and processing.",
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 4,
"notes": "Environmental damage. Export quotas used strategically."
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 44000000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.85,
"notes": "REO content. China has ~35% of global REE reserves but dominates production.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "China Mineral Resources",
"publisher": "Ministry of Natural Resources",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 50000,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.8,
"government_take": 0.3,
"computed": {
"gross_value": 2200000000000,
"state_value": 660000000000
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "cn-coal",
"name": "Coal",
"category": "energy",
"type": "coal",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "World's largest coal producer and consumer. ~60% of electricity from coal. Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi major provinces.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "cn-shanxi-coal",
"name": "North China Coal Belt",
"admin_areas": [
"Shanxi",
"Inner Mongolia",
"Shaanxi",
"Xinjiang"
],
"location": {
"lat": 38,
"lon": 112
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": false,
"infrastructure_notes": "Extensive rail network. State-owned mining companies. Integrated power plants.",
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 5,
"notes": "Major pollution source. Mine safety issues. Transition pressure."
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 150000000000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.85,
"notes": "China has 4th largest coal reserves. Produces ~4.5Bt annually.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "China Coal Resources",
"publisher": "China Geological Survey",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 80,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.75,
"government_take": 0.35,
"computed": {
"gross_value": 12000000000000,
"state_value": 4200000000000
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "cn-iron-ore",
"name": "Iron Ore",
"category": "metal",
"type": "iron_ore",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "World's largest steel producer but iron ore quality low. Heavy import dependence from Australia, Brazil.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "cn-china-iron",
"name": "Chinese Iron Ore Deposits",
"admin_areas": [
"Liaoning",
"Hebei",
"Sichuan",
"Inner Mongolia"
],
"location": {
"lat": 41,
"lon": 123
},
"grade": {
"value": 30,
"unit": "%Fe",
"notes": "Low grade domestic ore. Imported ore ~62% Fe."
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": false,
"infrastructure_notes": "Anshan, Benxi steelworks. Heavy import infrastructure.",
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 3,
"notes": "Low grade makes domestic ore uncompetitive. Import dependence ~80%."
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 20000000000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "in-place"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.8,
"notes": "Large reserves but low grade. Most domestic ore <30% Fe.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Iron Ore Resources",
"publisher": "China Geological Survey",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 100,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.7,
"government_take": 0.3,
"computed": {
"gross_value": 1400000000000,
"state_value": 420000000000
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "cn-lithium",
"name": "Lithium",
"category": "metal",
"type": "lithium",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "China dominates lithium processing. Domestic deposits in Qinghai, Tibet salt lakes. Spodumene in Sichuan.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "cn-qinghai-lithium",
"name": "Qinghai-Tibet Salt Lake Lithium",
"admin_areas": [
"Qinghai",
"Tibet",
"Sichuan"
],
"location": {
"lat": 36.5,
"lon": 95
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": false,
"infrastructure_notes": "Salt lake brine extraction. Processing facilities. CATL supply chain.",
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 3,
"notes": null
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 5100000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.8,
"notes": "LCE. China has 6% of reserves but ~60% of processing capacity.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Lithium Resources",
"publisher": "China Geological Survey",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 15000,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.75,
"government_take": 0.25,
"computed": {
"gross_value": 76500000000,
"state_value": 19125000000
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "cn-tungsten",
"name": "Tungsten",
"category": "metal",
"type": "tungsten",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "China has 60% of global tungsten reserves and 80% of production. Jiangxi Province dominant. Export quotas.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "cn-jiangxi-tungsten",
"name": "Jiangxi Tungsten Belt",
"admin_areas": [
"Jiangxi",
"Hunan",
"Guangdong"
],
"location": {
"lat": 25.5,
"lon": 114.5
},
"grade": {
"value": 0.5,
"unit": "%WO3",
"notes": null
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": "China Minmetals, Xiamen Tungsten operations. Integrated processing.",
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 3,
"notes": null
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 1900000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.85,
"notes": "WO3 content. China dominates global tungsten supply.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Tungsten Resources",
"publisher": "China Geological Survey",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 250000,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.8,
"government_take": 0.3,
"computed": {
"gross_value": 475000000000,
"state_value": 142500000000
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "cn-graphite",
"name": "Graphite",
"category": "industrial_mineral",
"type": "graphite",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "China dominates graphite production (~65% global). Heilongjiang, Shandong major provinces. Critical for batteries.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "cn-china-graphite",
"name": "Chinese Graphite Deposits",
"admin_areas": [
"Heilongjiang",
"Shandong",
"Inner Mongolia"
],
"location": {
"lat": 46,
"lon": 127
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": "Flake and amorphous graphite. Battery anode material production.",
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 3,
"notes": null
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 73000000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.8,
"notes": "China has ~25% of global graphite reserves.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Graphite Resources",
"publisher": "China Geological Survey",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 1000,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.8,
"government_take": 0.25,
"computed": {
"gross_value": 73000000000,
"state_value": 18250000000
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "cn-natural-gas",
"name": "Natural Gas",
"category": "energy",
"type": "natural_gas",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "Growing gas consumption. Sichuan Basin conventional. Significant shale gas potential. LNG imports increasing.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "cn-sichuan-gas",
"name": "Sichuan Basin Gas",
"admin_areas": [
"Sichuan",
"Xinjiang",
"Ordos Basin"
],
"location": {
"lat": 30.5,
"lon": 104
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": false,
"infrastructure_notes": "West-East Pipeline. LNG terminals. Shale gas development.",
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 3,
"notes": null
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 300000,
"unit": "bcf",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.8,
"notes": "Conventional and unconventional gas. ~40% import dependent.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Natural Gas Resources",
"publisher": "Ministry of Natural Resources",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 8000000,
"unit": "USD/bcf",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.8,
"government_take": 0.35,
"computed": {
"gross_value": 2400000000000,
"state_value": 840000000000
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "cn-crude-oil",
"name": "Crude Oil",
"category": "energy",
"type": "conventional_oil",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "World's largest oil importer. Domestic production declining. Daqing, Shengli mature fields. ~70% import dependent.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "cn-china-oil",
"name": "Chinese Oil Fields",
"admin_areas": [
"Heilongjiang",
"Shandong",
"Xinjiang",
"Offshore"
],
"location": {
"lat": 46.5,
"lon": 125
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": false,
"infrastructure_notes": "Daqing, Shengli mature fields. Offshore development. Strategic reserves.",
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 3,
"notes": "Declining domestic production. Heavy import dependence on Middle East, Russia."
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 26000000000,
"unit": "bbl",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.8,
"notes": "Production ~4M bpd vs ~14M bpd consumption.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Petroleum Resources",
"publisher": "Ministry of Natural Resources",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 80,
"unit": "USD/bbl",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.75,
"government_take": 0.4,
"computed": {
"gross_value": 2080000000000,
"state_value": 832000000000
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "cn-copper",
"name": "Copper",
"category": "metal",
"type": "copper",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "World's largest copper consumer. Limited domestic reserves. Heavy import dependence. Jiangxi, Tibet deposits.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "cn-china-copper",
"name": "Chinese Copper Deposits",
"admin_areas": [
"Jiangxi",
"Tibet",
"Yunnan",
"Inner Mongolia"
],
"location": {
"lat": 28.5,
"lon": 115.5
},
"grade": {
"value": 0.5,
"unit": "%Cu",
"notes": null
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": false,
"infrastructure_notes": null,
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 3,
"notes": "Low grade. ~75% import dependent for copper concentrate."
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 26000000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.75,
"notes": "China has ~3% of global copper reserves but ~50% of consumption.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Copper Resources",
"publisher": "China Geological Survey",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 8500,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.75,
"government_take": 0.25,
"computed": {
"gross_value": 221000000000,
"state_value": 55250000000
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "cn-gold",
"name": "Gold",
"category": "metal",
"type": "gold",
"strategic": false,
"notes": "World's largest gold producer. Shandong, Henan, Fujian major provinces. China Gold, Zijin major companies.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "cn-china-gold",
"name": "Chinese Gold Deposits",
"admin_areas": [
"Shandong",
"Henan",
"Fujian",
"Inner Mongolia"
],
"location": {
"lat": 37,
"lon": 120
},
"grade": {
"value": 3,
"unit": "g/t",
"notes": null
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": false,
"infrastructure_notes": null,
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 2,
"notes": null
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 3000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.8,
"notes": "China produces ~380 tonnes gold annually, largest globally.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Gold Resources",
"publisher": "China Gold Association",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 64000000,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.85,
"government_take": 0.25,
"computed": {
"gross_value": 192000000000,
"state_value": 48000000000
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "cn-arable-land",
"name": "Arable Land",
"category": "agriculture",
"type": "farmland",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "3rd largest arable area. Rice, wheat, corn major crops. Feeds 1.4B people. \"Red line\" policy protects farmland.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "cn-china-farmland",
"name": "Chinese Agricultural Land",
"admin_areas": [
"Heilongjiang",
"Henan",
"Shandong",
"Sichuan",
"Jiangsu"
],
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": false,
"infrastructure_notes": null,
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 3,
"notes": "Soil degradation. Urbanization pressure. Water scarcity. Food security priority."
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "measured",
"quantity": {
"value": 135000000,
"unit": "hectare",
"basis": "total_farmland"
},
"as_of": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": 0.9,
"notes": "135M ha arable land. \"Red line\" policy minimum 120M ha. ~95% food self-sufficiency.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Agricultural Resources",
"publisher": "Ministry of Agriculture",
"year": 2024,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": []
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "cn-freshwater",
"name": "Freshwater Resources",
"category": "water",
"type": "freshwater",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "6% of global freshwater but 20% of population. Severe north-south imbalance. South-North Water Transfer mega-project.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "cn-china-freshwater",
"name": "Chinese Freshwater Systems",
"admin_areas": [
"Yangtze Basin",
"Yellow River Basin",
"Pearl River Basin"
],
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": false,
"infrastructure_notes": null,
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 4,
"notes": "Severe water stress in north. Pollution. Groundwater depletion. Climate variability."
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "measured",
"quantity": {
"value": 2840,
"unit": "km3",
"basis": "renewable"
},
"as_of": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": 0.8,
"notes": "Annual renewable freshwater. Per capita very low. Major infrastructure investment.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Water Resources Report",
"publisher": "Ministry of Water Resources",
"year": 2024,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": []
}
]
}
]
}
]
}