中國擁有豐富的礦產(chǎn)資源，是世界上少有的礦產(chǎn)自給自足的國家之一，所有世界已知的礦產(chǎn)都能在這里找到。迄今為止，地質(zhì)學家已經(jīng)探明儲量的礦物使中國在礦產(chǎn)總儲量上位列世界第三。已經(jīng)探明儲量的能源包括煤、石油、天然氣;放射性礦物包括鈾(uranium)和釷(thorium)。中國可直接利用的煤炭主要分布在北方地區(qū)，尤以山西、內(nèi)蒙古自治區(qū)、陜西和新疆儲量最為豐富。石油資源主要分布在西北部、東北部以及東部地區(qū)的大陸架(continental shelf)。

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　　China is rich in mineral resources, and all the world's known minerals can be found here, which makes China one of the world's few self-sufficient countries. To date, minerals whose reserves have been confirmed by the geologists make China rank third in the world in total reserves. Proven reserves of energy sources include coal, petroleum, and natural gas; radioactive minerals include uranium and thorium. China's coal reserves that can be directly used are mainly distributed in North China, with Shanxi, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Shaanxi, Xinjiang taking the lead. Petroleum reserves are mainly in Northwest and Northeast China as well as the continental shelves in East China.