The rapid development of mankind has led to the shortage of many resources, and countries often dispute over resources. Many of China's rich mineral resources have become scarce due to improper exploitation or export in the last century. Some time ago, Afghanistan gave this China a surprise, Afghanistan has very copper resources, but this happens to be a shortage in our country, so this news is spread by some people who are happy and some are worried.
In fact, China's copper resource production ranks third in the world, but due to excessive use, copper resources are still in short supply, and there will always be no too much resources. The U.S. Geological Survey has conducted global exploration of copper resources, and according to the data report, the global copper deposits reach about 2.1 billion tons, of which 3.5 billion tons of copper should be contained. China's copper mineral resources account for only 0.3 billion tons, the highest country is Chile reached 209 million tons, the United States has 0.35 billion tons, compared with China's difference of 0.05 billion tons.
Maybe when you see these numbers, you don't have the concept and think that China's mineral resources are not so much. But in fact, China's copper mine production can be 1.86 million tons per year, has ranked third in the world, but because the demand is too large, the annual consumption of up to 10 million tons of copper resources, so China said that copper ore production is scarce.
The scarcity of copper resources has led us to import large quantities from other countries, but copper resources are also important to every country. Copper resources can be applied to electrical appliances, light industry, and even national defense, and copper is found in many places in our daily lives. In electronics, copper can be used to make a telephone, and it is also one of the essential materials for wires. In the field of cars, copper can still be used, and many parts of the car are inseparable from the use of copper. In the field of architecture, copper can make pipes and so on. The more important application of copper is in the military, and many shells, guns, etc. have copper involved.
Statistics show that 140,000 copper can be used to make 3 million rounds of bullets, but because China's copper resources cannot reach all copper bullets, China can only use steel instead. And studies have shown that copper has a strong anti-cancer ability and can be strongly sterilized, so in the future, people may try to use copper to treat cancer, which will be a big step forward in human medical treatment. It can be seen above how important copper mineral resources are for a country, but it is precisely because of this that the United States often manipulates the import of copper minerals from our country.
In 2021, in order to crack down on China, the United States even pulled Wanbao Mining into the blacklist, because China intends to establish diplomatic relations with Myanmar in copper resources, so the United States has made this decision to block. This is not the first time that the United States has taken such self-destructive measures, and China is not without precautions. Previously, China has always attached great importance to exchanges with countries in various countries, and it has also had good returns in this situation, and those countries that have established diplomatic relations with China have also been giving China "returns", such as this time in Afghanistan. Anyone who has read the news should know that Afghanistan is now in a turbulent period, but this has not led to a rift with China. Although Afghanistan seems to be poor, it is actually rich in terms of resources.
Because of its special geographical location, most of the Afghan countries are in the Himalayas, so various resources are abundant, including copper resources. According to the survey, there are about 1400 kinds of resources in the territory of the Afghan state, of which metal minerals are the most abundant, copper ore, iron ore and so on. Afghanistan has many resources, but most of them have not been exploited. Of the two hundred mines in Afghanistan, only about 89 have been developed, so the resource exploitation potential of Afghanistan is very full. Among these untapped mineral resources, the trend of the Enak Copper Mine is the most interesting, and the survey shows that the Anak Copper Mine is one of the untapped mega copper mines in the whole world, and its copper ore quality is very high.
With a copper content of 795 million tonnes, the Aynak Copper Deposit is known as the second largest copper deposit in the world. Such an important copper deposit, Afghanistan chose to hand over to China to mine, which is a very risky move. Once these resources are fully exploited, it is conceivable that the world will change again, so Afghanistan is a country that cannot be underestimated. So why choose China among so many countries, just because of good relations should be unlikely?
The main reason why Afghanistan has chosen to cooperate with China is because the cost of equipment for Chinese state-owned enterprises is relatively low, and they will have more room to profit. The remaining reason is that Because Afghanistan's diplomatic relations with China are much better than those of the United States and other countries, China can be selected by Afghanistan as a partner. Some time ago, Afghanistan has been in a turbulent period, and this cooperation project has not been able to start, and now Afghanistan is in a stable stage, so this cooperation project is also ready to start.
In this regard, Afghanistan has also indicated that it will give the Chinese engineering team the greatest security guarantee in the process of development, and has also shown the greatest sincerity of Afghanistan in all aspects. China's exploration of the Ainaq copper mine said that the mine can have at least 220,000 tons of gold and copper per year in the early stage, which can also alleviate the scarcity of copper resources in China. At least in the next decade, if there is no other intervention, China's copper imports should have a stable source. This has a great role in promoting the development of various industries in China, especially industry.
As mentioned earlier, Afghanistan is a country that cannot be underestimated, and at this stage, Afghanistan is no longer in frequent wars, coupled with its own rich resources, so China's cooperation with Afghanistan is a very wise choice. In the future, There will be more places in Afghanistan that need to cooperate with China, so China will definitely be the first country to consider for him. There are still many huge mining belts in Afghanistan that have not been developed, and these mineral belts have also attracted the covetousness of many countries.
Such a "walking mineral" country, who does not want to compete for a piece of the pie, so all countries are very concerned about this mining project. And those undeveloped ore belts, in the future Afghanistan will definitely want to develop, but because its own technology can not reach, then Afghanistan will definitely find other countries to cooperate, so China's cooperation this time is not only in the Iinaq copper mine but also in those unopened belts. These are the reasons why the cooperation of a mine makes the United States start to feel uneasy, because this is far from a mine problem.
In the past, the United States has been holding China's import resources hostage, so that China has a new way out or even completely without US interference, the United States does not feel that it is impossible. But cooperation is about to begin, and it is impossible for the United States to stop it, and it can only watch China profit from it.
In the future, China's problems in resource imports will slowly decrease, which will lead to more development, and I believe that China's development will thus step up to a new level. Well, today's sharing ends here, if you have more international issues you want to know about, you can leave a message, we will see you next time.