Since 2005, various regions of China have carried out integration of major mineral resources including coal under the request of the State Council for carrying out all-round rectification and standardization of development order of mineral resources.

    The new round of mineral resources integration covers coal, iron, manganese, copper, aluminum, lead, zinc, molybdenum, gold, tungsten, tin, antinomy, rare earth, phosphorus and sylvite, as well as other minerals, which have big influence on economic and social development of the areas.

    The integration and rectification will concentrated on small mines, and mines in weak geological conditions, and with outdated mining methods and technology, and low level of utilization of resources, and mines which cannot meet the designing requirements for a long time, and are low in management level, and poor in safety production, and social and environment efficiency.