Comparison of China, the United States and Russia Resources The United States only has the ability to detect, while Russia has limited mining capacity
There is a saying in China"The country is big and has many resources"。The bigger the country, the more abundant natural resources there are. The richer a country's natural resources are, the more it can contribute to its economic development.
In addition, there is a high demand for different resources in the modern technology industry, manufacturing and industrial sectors. Basically, different industries require different resources to support them. Industrial development can only be achieved if there are sufficient resources, which is why countries with abundant natural resources often achieve good development.
But for many rare resources, mining is difficult and requires technical support. Therefore, in areas such as rare earths and graphite, China is not the country with the largest reserves, but it is the largest exporter because China has mastered advanced mining and processing technologies.
The U.S. only explores, not mines.
Among China, the United States and Russia, the United States is undoubtedly the country with the best economic achievements, as the world's largest economy, the US dollar is the world's most important reserve currency, but also the world's largest currency. Through a range of economic activities, the United States has easy access to large amounts of natural resources.
This is one of the main reasons why the United States has $45 trillion worth of resources but rarely uses or exports them. The plan could lead to a large number of rare earth minerals in the United States, but it would actually have some impact on the development of similar mining and smelting technologies in the United States.
For example, the United States has the second-largest reserves of rare earths after China, but for many years, the United States mined very few rare earths and mainly imported them from China. Many international leaders believe that the United States wants to wait for China to finish mining rare earths before starting mining, so as to sell them to China. Actually, this thinking is somewhat worrying.
Since China has previously restricted the transportation of rare earth metals such as germanium, gallium, and graphite, the United States is helpless and even wasteful in meeting domestic demand and mining for gallium. It is not difficult to see that the United States is rich in rare earth metal reserves, but it is not mined because there is not enough industrial chain.
The United States hoped to develop the rare earth industry around 2015, but at the time American experts estimated that it would take 10 years and at least $25 billion to build a system comparable to China's industrial chain. There is no doubt that the United States hopes to catch up with China in rare earth mining, and it will take a long time for smelting and purification technology.
Russia lacks extraction capacity.
Russia is very rich in natural resources, the total value of resources has reached 75 trillion US dollars, but Russia is one of these"Gold Mountain"but is helpless against some of these resources, simply because Russia does not have the ability to exploit them. Russia is the largest country in the world and has large reserves of natural resources, but Russia has little extraction capacity.
The U.S. doesn't mine because of environmental concerns and business opportunities, and in some areas it's more expensive to mine than to buy. And Russia does not exploit natural resources, only because it does not have the ability to exploit them, not only because of backward technology, but also because of the harsh environment.
Russia may have one of the largest number of Arctic regions in the world, and Siberia's harsh climate is rich in natural resources. According to the technological level and economic situation of Russia, it is very difficult to exploit these natural resources, so Russia is very rich in various mineral and energy reserves, but the extraction rate is not high.
Minerals in China.
At present, China's total proven reserves are as high as 2.3 billion US dollars, and there are 173 kinds of proven minerals, among which the reserves of various rare metals and natural resources rank among the top in the world. It can be said that China's reserves of various resources are among the highest in the world.
These natural resources play an important role in China's economic development, and China is also the most active use of natural resources among China, the United States and Russia. Many people believe that this kind of exploitation will affect the development of future generations, but in reality, China's exploitation of natural resources is not unlimited.
Judging from the regulations on the export of rare resources such as germanium, gallium, and graphite announced some time ago, China is further strengthening the management of resource exports and encouraging domestic enterprises to refine and process rare resources before exporting. This will not only bring greater economic benefits, but also help China control the export of natural resources.
In addition, the export process of some resources has also contributed to the development of Chinese technology. In graphite, germanium and gallium, China's processing and smelting technology is a world leader.