An article explaining China's five major "copper capitals"
1. Thousand-year Bronze Capital (China's Ancient Bronze Capital)--Tongling, Anhui
The copper culture in Tongling, Anhui Province has a long history and is one of the birthplaces of Chinese bronze culture. Copper mining and smelting began in the Shang and Zhou dynasties and lasted for more than 3,000 years without interruption. This is very rare among the known ancient copper mine sites in the Yangtze River Basin.
Tongling is "China's ancient copper capital and contemporary copper base". The first copper industrial base in New China was built in Tongling. The first furnace of copper water and the first copper ingot came from Tongling. The first copper stock was issued from Tongling.
The Tongling area is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, with good construction conditions and abundant capital. A number of large and medium-sized deposits such as Tongguanshan, Shizishan, Daduanshan, Dongguashan, Fenghuangshan, Xinqiao, Guichi, Anqing, Langyashan, and Shaxi have been proven to have a total copper reserve of more than 3 million tons. One of the eight largest non-ferrous metal industrial bases in the country.
Old-brand bronzeware--Tongling Nonferrous
Tongling Nonferrous Metals is one of the copper companies with the most complete industrial chain in China, with a complete integrated industrial chain of mining, smelting, refining and deep processing. It is the number one electrolytic copper manufacturer in the country and the second in the world. As a long-established copper manufacturer in China, Tongling Nonferrous Metals has always been in a leading position in China's copper industry.
In terms of copper resources, the company's copper resource reserves continue to increase. As of the end of 2016, the company owns Dongguashan Copper Mine, Anqing Copper Mine, Shaxi Copper Mine, Fenghuangshan Copper Mine, Tongshan Copper Mine, and Tianmashan Sulfur Gold Mine. , Yueshan Copper Mine, Xianrenqiao Mining and other eight mines, with a total copper reserve of approximately 2.05 million tons.
Tongling is "China's ancient copper capital and contemporary copper base". The first copper industrial base in New China was built in Tongling. The first furnace of copper water and the first copper ingot came from Tongling. The first copper stock was issued from Tongling.
The Tongling area is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, with good construction conditions and abundant capital. A number of large and medium-sized deposits such as Tongguanshan, Shizishan, Daduanshan, Dongguashan, Fenghuangshan, Xinqiao, Guichi, Anqing, Langyashan, and Shaxi have been proven to have a total copper reserve of more than 3 million tons. One of the eight largest non-ferrous metal industrial bases in the country.
Old-brand bronzeware--Tongling Nonferrous
Tongling Nonferrous Metals is one of the copper companies with the most complete industrial chain in China, with a complete integrated industrial chain of mining, smelting, refining and deep processing. It is the number one electrolytic copper manufacturer in the country and the second in the world. As a long-established copper manufacturer in China, Tongling Nonferrous Metals has always been in a leading position in China's copper industry.
In terms of copper resources, the company's copper resource reserves continue to increase. As of the end of 2016, the company owns Dongguashan Copper Mine, Anqing Copper Mine, Shaxi Copper Mine, Fenghuangshan Copper Mine, Tongshan Copper Mine, and Tianmashan Sulfur Gold Mine. , Yueshan Copper Mine, Xianrenqiao Mining and other eight mines, with a total copper reserve of approximately 2.05 million tons.
Dexing has proven reserves of copper metal with mining value of more than 10 million tons. There are rich ancient mining and metallurgical sites and cultural relics above and below the ground, as well as the Dexing Copper Mine, the largest copper mine in Asia.
It is reported that last year, Dexing Copper achieved an output value of 1.84 billion yuan, accounting for 52.7% of the industries above designated size and accounting for 25% of the national economy. The annual mining output value reached 2.57 billion yuan, of which the annual copper output was 122,500 tons, ranking first in Jiangnan, my country. , has truly become an important base for the national non-ferrous metal industry.
The largest copper enterprise-Jiangxi Copper
Jiangxi Copper owns Dexing Copper Mine (including Tongchang Mining Area, Fujiawu Mining Area, and Cinnabar Red Mining Area), Yongping Copper Mine, Chengmenshan Copper Mine (including Jinjiwo Silver Copper Mine), etc.
As of 2016, the company's resource reserves are 9.83 million tons of copper metal. When combined with resources controlled by other companies, the metal resource reserves calculated based on the company's equity are approximately 4.43 million tons of copper.
China's largest open-pit copper mine-Jiangxi Dexing Copper Mine
Dexing Copper Mine is located in Dexing City, Jiangxi Province. It is the largest open-pit copper mine in Asia and the largest in China. Dexing Copper Mine is rich in copper resources, with cumulative proven reserves of about 9 million tons, ranking first in the country. The mineral reserves are characterized by large and concentrated reserves, shallow burial, small stripping ratio, good ore selectivity, and comprehensive utilization of elements. many.
Dexing has proven reserves of copper metal with mining value of more than 10 million tons. There are rich ancient mining and metallurgical sites and cultural relics above and below the ground, as well as the Dexing Copper Mine, the largest copper mine in Asia.
It is reported that last year, Dexing Copper achieved an output value of 1.84 billion yuan, accounting for 52.7% of the industries above designated size and accounting for 25% of the national economy. The annual mining output value reached 2.57 billion yuan, of which the annual copper output was 122,500 tons, ranking first in Jiangnan, my country. , has truly become an important base for the national non-ferrous metal industry.
The largest copper enterprise-Jiangxi Copper
Jiangxi Copper owns Dexing Copper Mine (including Tongchang Mining Area, Fujiawu Mining Area, and Cinnabar Red Mining Area), Yongping Copper Mine, Chengmenshan Copper Mine (including Jinjiwo Silver Copper Mine), etc.
As of 2016, the company's resource reserves are 9.83 million tons of copper metal. When combined with resources controlled by other companies, the metal resource reserves calculated based on the company's equity are approximately 4.43 million tons of copper.
China's largest open-pit copper mine-Jiangxi Dexing Copper Mine
Dexing Copper Mine is located in Dexing City, Jiangxi Province. It is the largest open-pit copper mine in Asia and the largest in China. Dexing Copper Mine is rich in copper resources, with cumulative proven reserves of about 9 million tons, ranking first in the country. The mineral reserves are characterized by large and concentrated reserves, shallow burial, small stripping ratio, good ore selectivity, and comprehensive utilization of elements. many.
General survey and exploration began in 1956, and two large-scale porphyry copper deposits were discovered, accompanied by molybdenum, sulfur, gold, silver and other elements. Dexing Copper Mine was established on August 18, 1958. In 1965, the Beishan Mine was built for underground mining; in 1971, the Nanshan Mine was built for open-pit mining. It mainly produces copper concentrate, sulfur concentrate, electrolytic copper, etc.
The mine produced more than 120,000 tons of copper in 2003, accounting for about a quarter of the country's copper production. It also produces more than 5 tons of gold and more than 20 tons of silver annually. It is also the largest associated gold and silver mine in China. Dexing Copper Mine has broad development prospects and is the backbone mine of Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.
3. Tiannan Copper Capital--Dongchuan, Yunnan
Dongchuan District, located in the northeastern part of Yunnan Province, China, was transformed into a prefecture-level city under provincial jurisdiction in 1958. In 1999, due to the depletion of mineral deposits and the overwhelming burden of the Millennium Copper City, the prefecture-level Dongchuan City was abolished with the approval of the State Council and Dongchuan District of Kunming City was established. So far, Dongchuan has become the first city in China that was built and then closed due to mining.
Dongchuan District has proven reserves of 28.13 million tons of copper and has a copper production history of more than 2,000 years. It is known as the copper capital. Copper mines are associated with gold, silver, cobalt, germanium, cadmium and other rare metals, as well as iron, phosphorus, aluminum, zinc, gypsum, sulfur and other ores.
Despite more than two thousand years of mining and smelting, Dongchuan is still one of China's six major copper-producing bases. The geological reserves of copper still rank second in the country, and the copper content in concentrates ranks third in the country. In my country's nonferrous metals and Dongchuan Copper still plays an important role in economic development.
Yunnan Copper-the second largest copper base producing copper
Yunnan Copper (Group) Co., Ltd. is the second largest copper industry base producing copper in China. The current equity copper reserves of its owned companies are around 6.5 million tons. Among them, the production capacity of Dahongshan Copper and Pulang Copper Mine is more than 10,000 tons, 50,000 tons/year and 22,560 tons/year respectively.
4. The Copper Capital--Daye, Hubei Province
Daye has a long history, with more than 3,000 years of bronze smelting history, more than 1,000 years of county founding history, and more than 100 years of opening up history. During the Yin and Shang Dynasties, furnace smelting was developed and a brilliant bronze civilization was created. It is the birthplace of Chinese bronze culture.
Daye is rich in minerals and is known as "a golden land within a hundred miles and a treasure trove in the south of the Yangtze River". There are 273 large and small mineral deposits and 53 kinds of metallic ores and non-metallic minerals that have been discovered and proven. It is the 6 largest copper ore production bases, 10 largest iron ore production bases and key building materials production bases in the country. The output of gold and silver ranks first in Hubei Province, and the reserves of wollastonite rank second in the world.
Daye Nonferrous Metals Company currently has "six mines and two factories", namely Tonglushan, Fengshandong, Tongshankou, Chimashan, Daye Copper Factory, Xinye and other large and medium-sized copper mines, as well as a copper smelter, a copper Material processing factory.
5. Hometown of Bronze-Huangshi, Hubei
Huangshi is one of the birthplaces of Chinese bronze culture and the cradle of modern Chinese national industry. Huangshi City has a profound industrial culture, a long history of mining and metallurgy, numerous mining and metallurgical sites, and a good industrial foundation. It is known as the "Hometown of Bronze" and "Ancient Bronze Capital". It occupies an important position in the history of Chinese agricultural development.
Huangshi is rich in mineral resources and has a glorious mining history. A total of 77 kinds of minerals have been discovered in Huangshi in four categories: metals, non-metals, energy and water and gas minerals. Among them, wollastonite reserves rank first in China. There are 42 types of minerals listed in the reserves table.
Among them, 14 mineral reserves, including copper, cobalt, tungsten, molybdenum, gold, silver, strontium, rhenium, wollastonite, diopside, marl, ignited tuff, and facing marble, have a potential economic value of more than 400 billion. Yuan.
According to public information, Huangshi's gold reserves account for 88% of the province's reserves. Although its iron ore reserves only account for 23.7% of the province's reserves, its output ranks first in the province. Although it is rich in mineral resources, it was included in the second batch of resource-depleted cities by the State Council.
