Global reserves distribution concentrated in South Africa, Australia occupy 80% of the reserves.
The upstream raw materials of zirconium processing products are mainly
zirconium sand. In 2015, the world's zirconium ore reserves were about 78 million tons (reserves), mainly distributed in Australia and South Africa, which accounted for 85% of the total global reserves.
Australia has 65 per cent of the world's reserves, mainly in its south, west and south-east, with small reserves in the us, Indonesia and parts of Africa. The world's production of zirconium in 2015 was about 1.41 million tons, of which Australia produced 500,000 tons, accounting for 35%, South Africa produced 380,000 tons, accounting for 27%, and China produced 140,000 tons, accounting for 10%.
China zircon sand reserves are low, product difference South Africa, Australia and Indonesia are the main import.
China has the world's ninth largest zirconium ore reserves, the total reserves of more than 50, ten thousand tons, accounts for only 0.64% of the world's total reserves, the main are concentrated in Inner Mongolia, hainan and guangdong area, etc., which reserves accounted for 70% of Inner Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, mainly to mining, ore, but the mine is given priority to with alkaline granite type, drilling is difficult and has not been mined. At present, the main mines are wenchang binhai sand mine in hainan and wanning binhai zirconium and titanium sand mine in hainan. In the industry, they are collectively referred to as "hainan sand" with a large production ratio.
