据《中国国土资源报（地矿版）》2000年9月19日头版报导，我国铜矿找矿工作取得了近30年来的最为重大的突破，由新疆地质科技工作者发现的东天山铜矿床，经几年的初步勘查探明，其中土屋—延东铜矿的铜资源量可望超过1 000万t，伴生的资源量也极为丰富：Au＞100 t、Ag＞3 000 t According to the front page of September 19, 2000, “China’s Land Resources News (Geological and Mineral Resources Edition)” reported that the most significant breakthrough in copper prospecting in China has been made in recent 30 years. The East Tianshan Copper discovered by geotechnical workers in Xinjiang After several years of preliminary exploration, the copper resources of the Tuwu-Yandong copper mine are expected to exceed 10 million tons. The amount of associated resources is also very rich: Au> 100 t, Ag> 3,000 t