China discovers largest gold deposit in nearly 80 years

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2025.11.14 12:48 GMT+8

China discovers largest gold deposit in nearly 80 years

Updated 2025.11.14 12:48 GMT+8

Yu Li

Drilling operations site at the Dadonggou Gold Mine, northeast China's Liaoning Province, November 14, 2025. /Ministry of Natural Resources

China's Ministry of Natural Resources announced on Thursday the discovery of the country's first ultra-large deposit containing over 1,000 tonnes of gold.

Drilling operations site at the Dadonggou Gold Mine, northeast China's Liaoning Province, November 14, 2025. /Ministry of Natural Resources

The Dadonggou deposit, located in northeast China's Liaoning Province, holds an estimated 1,444.49 tonnes of gold within 2.586 billion tonnes of ore, with an average grade of 0.56 grams per tonne. Although low-grade, the sheer scale of this find makes it the largest single gold deposit discovered since 1949 and significantly boosts China's gold reserves.

Drilling operations site at the Dadonggou Gold Mine, northeast China's Liaoning Province, November 14, 2025. /Ministry of Natural Resources

China discovers largest gold deposit in nearly 80 years

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