How do people exploit, utilize and protect mineral resources?

Mineral resources are owned by the state, so when there are minerals with mining value, the state will generally do preliminary survey and evaluation, and only those that meet the mining requirements will do mineral mining design; Adhere to licensed and orderly mining and strengthen the construction of green mines. Mineral resources are important natural resources and an important material basis for social production and development. In modern society, people's production and life are inseparable from mineral resources.

Mineral resources refer to the aggregate of minerals or useful elements buried underground or exposed on the surface, which have development and utilization value and industrial utilization value through geological mineralization.

The specific mining method of mineral resources is mainly determined by the design unit according to the occurrence form and state of ore bodies and the actual situation.

The types, distribution and reserves of mineral resources determine the possible mining sectors, regions and scales. Its quality, mining conditions and geographical location directly affect the utilization value, construction investment, labor productivity, production cost and technical route of mining industry, and have an important impact on the development and layout of primary processing industry and even the whole heavy industry with mineral resources as raw materials.

Because mineral resources are non-renewable resources and their reserves are limited, we must persist in rational development and utilization of mineral resources, optimize resource allocation and realize the optimal exhaustion of mineral resources; Restrict or prohibit unreasonable indiscriminate mining and excavation to prevent the loss, waste or destruction of mineral resources; To control the development and utilization of mineral resources in the whole process; Minimize environmental costs, protect the ecological environment of mining areas, and prevent mines from becoming barren at the end of their lives.