Distribution of molybdenum

Molybdenum ore resources are widely distributed, and the main production areas include China, the United States, Chile, Canada, Peru and other countries. China is the largest molybdenum producer in the world, with abundant molybdenum resources. In the Americas, the United States is an important molybdenum producer, with abundant molybdenum resources in Colorado, Arizona and Idaho. In Asia, China has abundant molybdenum resources in areas such as Gansu Province and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Molybdenum producing countries in Europe include the United Kingdom, Poland, Bulgaria and Sweden. Australia is a major molybdenum producer in the Oceania region. The distribution of molybdenum ores is closely related to factors such as geological environment, rock type and geological structure, and the formation mechanism of molybdenum ores may also vary in different regions.

Among them, the distribution of molybdenum mines in China shows obvious differences among different regions. The central and southern regions possess 35.7% of the national molybdenum reserves, ranking first; followed by the northeast region with 19.5%; the northwest region with 14.9%; the east China region with 13.9%; and the north China region with 12%. The molybdenum reserves in the southwest region are relatively small, accounting for only 4%. In terms of provinces (regions), Henan Province has the largest molybdenum reserves, accounting for 29.9% of the total national molybdenum reserves. It is closely followed by Shaanxi Province with 13.6% and Jilin Province with 13%. In addition, there are some provinces (regions) with more substantial molybdenum reserves: Shandong Province with 6.7%, Hebei Province with 6.6%, Jiangxi Province with 4%, Liaoning Province with 3.7% and Inner Mongolia with 3.6%. These more reserves of the eight provinces (regions) together accounted for 81.1% of the country's total retained reserves of molybdenum. Among them, the reserves of Henan, Shaanxi and Jilin provinces are in the top three, occupying a total of 56.5% of the national molybdenum reserves.