Introduction to the National Mineral Deposit Database of China (2020)

The National Mineral Deposit Database of China (2002) (also referred to as the Database 2002) has been ranking top in terms of daily data distribution volume in the National Geological Archives of China (also referred to as the NGAC).

Maps of Mineral Deposits Distribution by Provinces in China

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Achievements Made in the Building of the National Mineral Deposit Database of China (2020)

By the end of June 2020, the Database 2020 contained 307,081 pieces of valid mineral deposit data, with an increase of more than 270,000 pieces compared to the 33,794 pieces in the Database 2002.

Significance of the Building of National Mineral Deposit Database of China (2020)

Data are fundamental strategic resources of a country and are considered as “diamond mines” in the twenty-first century. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has pointed out that big data is the next stage of informatization development and has significant and profound impacts on the economic development, social progress, and people's lives worldwide.