5月18日，国务院副总理邹家华在京召开的中国矿业协会第二次会员大会上强调指出：我国矿产资源人均占有量少，不足全球人均水平的一半，供求缺口大，据预测，到2000年，我国国民经济发展急需的45种主要矿产中，将有1／4不能满足需要，其中石油、铜、金、钾盐等15种主要矿产，将 On May 18, Vice Premier Zou Jiahua emphasized at the second general meeting of the China Mining Association held in Beijing that China’s per capita possession of mineral resources is small, less than half of the global average, and the gap between supply and demand is large. It is predicted that by the year 2000, Of the 45 major minerals that are urgently needed for the development of China’s national economy, one quarter will not meet the needs. Among them, 15 major minerals, including petroleum, copper, gold, and potassium salts, will