Report: Lead-zinc deposit worth of over 200 billion yuan discovered in Qinghai

Published: Jun 20, 2018 15:55

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A deposit with reserves exceeding 10 million mt of lead-zinc-silver resources was discovered in the Tuotuo river area in Qinghai

SHANGHAI, June 20 (SMM) – A deposit with reserves exceeding 10 million mt of lead-zinc-silver resources was discovered in the Tuotuo river area in Qinghai province, China National Radio (CNR) learned from the Qinghai Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources on Wednesday June 20.

The deposit is the equivalent of 20 so-called 'giant' lead-zinc deposits. Geologists estimated that overall reserves in the Tuotuo river area are worth over 20 billion yuan.

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