我国少数民族地区有丰富的矿藏。这份“家底”,是实现翻两番战略目标不可缺少的资源保证。 少数民族地区现已勘测到的煤的储量达四百一十八亿多吨。最近,在内蒙古霍林河等四个地区都发现了大型露天煤矿,总远景储量相当可观。 少数民族地区初步探明的石油储量达五亿多吨,多分布在新疆、青海、甘肃一带。据勘察表明,塔里木盆地和柴达木盆地都具有油、气生成和储集的良好地质条件。 China’s ethnic minority areas are rich in minerals. This “family background” is an indispensable resource guarantee for realizing the strategic goal of quadrupling. The coal reserves now surveyed in ethnic minority areas have reached more than 41.8 billion tons. Recently, large-scale open-pit mines were discovered in four areas including the Huolin River in Inner Mongolia. The total long-term reserves are considerable. The oil reserves in the ethnic minority areas were initially proven to be over 500 million tons, mostly distributed in Xinjiang, Qinghai and Gansu provinces. According to the survey, both the Tarim Basin and the Qaidam Basin have good geological conditions for oil and gas generation and accumulation.