Regional Differences and Spatial Pattern Evolution of Mineral Resources Industry in China

Abstract

The mineral resources industry is the basic industry of national economy in the world. The distribution of mineral resources industry is often not matched with the areas with rich mineral resources. This paper analyzes the distribution characteristics of industrial added value of mineral resources in the mining and dressing industry, smelting and processing industry in China. Energy and metal mineral resource industries are focused on. The results show that the distribution of each link of the mineral resources industry does not match the resource enrichment area. The scope of the mining and dressing industry has expanded, mainly in the north of China, and the smelting and processing industry continues to gather in the coastal provinces. Energy mining and dressing industry is mainly located in the north of China, and the processing industry is mainly distributed in the middle and east of China. The metal mineral resources industry mainly depends on resource endowment. Metal products industry is different, mainly distributed in the coastal provinces with relatively developed processing technology.