中国是世界上铌钽锂铍等稀有金属矿产资源丰富的一个国家,总保有储量Nb2O5 388万t,仅次于巴西,居世界弟2位。我国铌矿已探明储量的矿区有99处,分布于内蒙古、湖北等16个省区,以内蒙古最多,占全国铌储量的72％;湖北次之,占24％。钽矿分布于13个省(区)的92个矿区,总保有储量Ta2O5 8.4万t,居世界首位。从地区分布看,江西钽矿最丰富,内蒙古、广东次之.三省合计占全国钽储量72.5％。锂矿在9个省(区)有分布,已探明储量的矿区43处,保有氯化锂储量1 667万 China is a country rich in rare-earth mineral resources such as niobium, tantalum and lithium beryllium, with a total reserve of 3.82 million tons of Nb2O5, second only to Brazil and second in the world. China has proven reserves of niobium mine there are 99, located in Inner Mongolia, Hubei and other 16 provinces and autonomous regions, with the largest number of Inner Mongolia, accounting for 72% of the national niobium reserves; followed Hubei, accounting for 24%. Tantalum ore is distributed in 92 mines in 13 provinces (regions) with total reserves of 84,000 tons of Ta2O5, ranking the first in the world. According to the regional distribution, the tantalum ore in Jiangxi Province is the richest, followed by Inner Mongolia and Guangdong, accounting for 72.5% of the total tantalum reserves in the country. Lithium ore is distributed in 9 provinces (districts), 43 proven mines have a reserve of lithium chloride of 16.77 million