Rutile, a very rare but indispensable resource for aerospace exploration, space flight and navigation, has been discovered in a world-class extra-large scale in Fangcheng county, Henan Province. This has attracted attention of experts and businesses from around the world. It has received guests for inspection and sampling from more than 10 countries and regions, including US, Canada, France, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
The mine covers about 60 square kilometers with a length of more than 30 kilometers and a width between 800 meters and 2000 meters. It holds 57.26 million tons of rutile or 500 large scaled rutile mines.
Exploitation of the mine is made convenient by the five features of the mine: big storage, thin coverage, high quality, easy transportation and sufficient power supply in the area where it is located.
By People's Daily Online