On present situation and potential analysis of copper resources in China

According to the resources prognosis method of integrated geological information for mineral modeling,and based on the exploration data on large or middle scales,the national copper prospective tracts were delineated in the conditions of different prediction depths,different reliability of prediction,different availability and different prediction types in the copper working area of every province in China,whose reserve quantity was estimated with geological parameter volumetric method. By comparing the contour map of copper between proved resources amount and predicted resources quantity and based on the discovered and potential copper quantity data in each unit area,copper potential areas were studied and analyzed in China,and the results would give suggestions for decision makers to make copper exploration arrangement.