内蒙古自治区地域辽阔,矿产资源丰富.到目前为止,全区已发现各种矿产100多种,产地四千多处;有71个矿种609处矿产地探明了储量,有39种矿产储量居全国前十位,其中稀土、冰洲石、石膏等六种矿产储量占全国第一位.我区的采矿业在国民经济中占有十分重要的位置.据一九八五年底统计,我区建成的国营矿山有302个,其中大中型矿山 The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has a vast territory and rich mineral resources. So far, the region has discovered more than 100 kinds of various minerals and more than 4,000 producing areas; there are 71 minerals in 609 proven reserves, 39 of which are mineral reserves. The top ten in the country, including six kinds of mineral resources such as rare earth, ice-quarantine, and gypsum, accounted for the first place in the country. The mining industry in our region occupies a very important position in the national economy. According to statistics from the end of 1985, our area was completed There are 302 state-owned mines, including large and medium-sized mines