Ma Xiaojie

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Announced early results from the 15th Five-Year Plan exploration campaign

China's Ministry of Natural Resources raised its estimate of the country's retained rhenium resources by more than 200% and added gold and nickel equivalent to dozens of large deposits. The ministry said the gains came from a year-long reassessment of 1,800 operating mines and large mining areas for 17 strategic minerals, not from a new round of drilling.

Updated Oct 31