| 1 | Mineral resources in China have the next characteristics: there are many lean ore and few rich ore; | |
| 2 | The valuable minerals included in the poor iron ores of BeiShan Mine of Hainan Iron and Steel Company (HISC) are mainly hematite and magnetite. | |
| 3 | There are huge potential in utilization of lean ore in China, and utilization of lean ore is an inevitable choice for guaranteeing resources safety. | |
| 4 | Solution mining is a available method to extract gold from lean ore, relic, waste dumps and tailings. | |
| 5 | However, the per capita mineral reserves are very low, and poor ore, a large proportion of mineral ore, unevenly spread. |