1.世界钼矿资源目前,世界钼矿已探明的储量约为600—980万吨(以钼计),主要分布于美国、加拿大、智利、苏联和中国。美国的钼储量占第一位,约占世界已知储量的50%以上。美国储量的80%为辉钼矿床。中国是亚洲最大的钼矿蕴藏国,其保有储量约为420.9万吨钼。世界已查明的钼矿储量列于表Ⅴ—1。钼的主要生产国家有美国、加拿大、智 1. World molybdenum resources At present, the world proven reserves of molybdenum is about 600-980 million tons (molybdenum dollars), mainly in the United States, Canada, Chile, the Soviet Union and China. The United States accounts for the largest amount of molybdenum reserves, accounting for about 50% of the world’s known reserves. 80% of U.S. reserves are molybdenite deposits. China is Asia’s largest depository of molybdenum mines, with a reserve of about 4,209,000 tons of molybdenum. The world’s proven reserves of molybdenum are listed in Table V-1. The main molybdenum producing countries are the United States, Canada, Chile