Dataset of Present Status, Supply and Demand, and Import-Export Volume of Important Metal Mineral Resources in China GEOSCIENTIFIC DATA DISCOVERY 4) uture, whereas domestic reserves grow slowly, resulting in a prominent contradiction between supply and demand. The supply and demand data of the existing metal minerals are examined and summarized in this dataset, in order to provide references for exploration and strategic deployment of metal mineral resources in the future Key words: Important metal minerals; Resources data; Supply and demand data; Trade data DataservicesystemUrl:http://dcc.cgs.gov.cn 1 Introduction Mineral resources function as an indispensable material basis for human production and living In China, more than 90% of energies and more than 80% of industrial raw materials are derived from mineral resources, and the national economy, up to 70% of GDP is supported by mineral resources(Ma WD, 2008). In recent years, in order to promote the development of the domestic mining industry, many countries around the world have carried out much research elated to metal minerals. The developed countries such as the United States, member countries of the European Union, and Japan have successively issued key mineral lists after fully ng the resource gu well as the supply and demand patterns of and then included the lists in their national development strategies. In China, with the acceleration of industrialization and urbanization, the industrialization process is in its middle late or late stage when the de esources, as well as and growth rate of consumption of the resources, are changing dramatically. This means that serious differentiation takes place in the consumption structure of metal minerals in China, and he growth rate of demand for traditional bulk minerals declines while the demand for strategic emerging minerals is rapidly accelerating(Chen QS et al., 2016). The demand for such minerals as iron and manganese has reached its peak while the demand for non-ferrous metal minerals such as copper, lead, zinc, and aluminium is approaching the inflexion point of peak However, the demand for bulk minerals in China will still remain high after the inflection point of peak and thus China will remain the backbone in the development of the mining industry the world (Wang AJ et al., 2010) Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012, the reserves of important metal mineral resources in China have increased substantially with the continuous advancement of National Exploration Development Planning, and thus the contradiction between supply and demand has been alleviated to a degree. However, in order to achieve the centenary goal of building China into a modern powerful socialist country in all respects, the stable mineral resources security in China is required. Under this background, it is urgent to es changes, production and mining, consumption and trade of metal mineral resources that have an important impact on the national economic development of China; clarify the supply and demand of important metal minerals by combining the need for the development of emerging fields as well as the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, comprehensively analyze the strategic situation of the resources, and propose http://geodb.cgs.gov.cnGeolOgyInChinA2019,Vol.46Supp.(1)1145future, whereas domestic reserves grow slowly, resulting in a prominent contradiction between supply and demand. The supply and demand data of the existing metal minerals are examined and  summarized  in  this  dataset,  in  order  to  provide  references  for  exploration  and  strategic deployment of metal mineral resources in the future. Key words: Important metal minerals; Resources data; Supply and demand data; Trade data Data service system URL: http://dcc.cgs.gov.cn 1    Introduction Mineral resources function as an indispensable material basis for human production and living. In China, more than 90% of energies and more than 80% of industrial raw materials are derived from mineral resources, and the national economy, up to 70% of GDP is supported by mineral resources (Ma WD, 2008). In recent years, in order to promote the development of the domestic  mining  industry,  many  countries  around  the  world  have  carried  out  much  research related to metal minerals. The developed countries such as the United States, member countries of  the  European  Union,  and  Japan  have  successively  issued  key  mineral  lists  after  fully researching the resource guarantee as well as the supply and demand patterns of metal minerals and  then  included  the  lists  in  their  national  development  strategies.  In  China,  with  the acceleration of industrialization and urbanization, the industrialization process is in its middle￾late or late stage when the demand structure of metal mineral resources, as well as the volume and growth rate of consumption of the resources, are changing dramatically. This means that serious differentiation takes place in the consumption structure of metal minerals in China, and the growth rate of demand for traditional bulk minerals declines while the demand for strategic emerging  minerals  is  rapidly  accelerating  (Chen  QS  et  al.,  2016).  The  demand  for  such minerals as iron and manganese has reached its peak while the demand for non-ferrous metal minerals such as copper, lead, zinc, and aluminium is approaching the inflexion point of peak. However, the demand for bulk minerals in China will still remain high after the inflection point of peak and thus China will remain the backbone in the development of the mining industry in the world (Wang AJ et al., 2010). Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012, the reserves of important metal mineral resources in China have increased substantially with the continuous advancement  of  National  Exploration  &  Development  Planning,  and  thus  the  contradiction between supply and demand has been alleviated to a degree. However, in order to achieve the centenary goal of building China into a modern powerful socialist country in all respects, the demand for mineral resources will remain high in the future and safe, reliable, sustainable and stable mineral resources security in China is required. Under this background, it is urgent to organize  the  resources  changes,  production  and  mining,  consumption  and  trade  of  metal mineral  resources  that  have  an  important  impact  on  the  national  economic  development  of China; clarify the supply and demand of important metal minerals by combining the need for the development of emerging fields as well as the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries;  comprehensively  analyze  the  strategic  situation  of  the  resources,  and  propose Dataset of Present Status, Supply and Demand, and Import-Export Volume of Important Metal Mineral Resources in China GEOSCIENTIFIC DATA & DISCOVERY(4) http://geodb.cgs.gov.cn GEOLOGY IN CHINA 2019, Vol.46 Supp.(1) | 145