Scientists say they have discovered two potentially raging gold deposits of 1,000 tonnes in the center and northeast of China, and other discoveries could be useful with the use of advanced exploration technology.
If it is proven, these deposits could be among the most important in the world and even exceed the largest gold deposit known in South Africa.
Despite the skepticism of certain experts on reserve estimates, the discovery of two major gold deposits could help China maintain its pace of gold production and prevent a drop in production.
The discovery of the first deposit, in the center of China, made the headlines in November when the geological office of the Hunan province announced that it had found a super large gold deposit with estimated reserves of more than 1,000 tonnes of gold, which could be worth more than 600 billion yuan (83 billion US dollars).