The potassium feldspar industry is accelerating the iterative development of intelligent sorting, with cutting-edge equipment breaking through bottlenecks in mineral processing.

The potassium feldspar industry is accelerating the iterative development of intelligent sorting, with cutting-edge equipment breaking through bottlenecks in mineral processing.

Potassium feldspar is a critical raw material for the building‑materials industry, including ceramics, glass, and refractories. As China’s building‑materials sector continues to grow steadily, demand for potassium feldspar has remained robust, offering substantial room for further development. However, in recent years, the domestic potassium‑feldspar industry has encountered multiple bottlenecks: high‑grade ore reserves are dwindling, the share of low‑grade ores is steadily increasing, and conventional manual sorting and rudimentary mineral‑processing equipment suffer from inadequate separation accuracy and low production efficiency. Moreover, impurity removal remains incomplete, leading to significant waste of mineral resources and rendering domestic potassium‑feldspar products unable to meet the stringent raw‑material standards of high‑end markets. Consequently, a transformation and upgrading of the industry have become urgently necessary.

2026-06-16

Accelerating Transformation and Upgrading: China’s Calcium Carbonate Industry Embarks on a New Journey Toward High Quality

Accelerating Transformation and Upgrading: China’s Calcium Carbonate Industry Embarks on a New Journey Toward High Quality

As a widely used inorganic nonmetallic raw material, China’s calcium carbonate industry, leveraging its abundant mineral resources, has established a complete industrial chain and consistently ranks first worldwide in both production capacity and output. Entering the initial phase of the 15th Five-Year Plan, driven by policy guidance, market demand, and environmental constraints, the sector has officially moved beyond extensive growth, embarking on a comprehensive transformation toward high-end, green, intelligent, and intensive development.

2026-06-11

Domestic production accelerates, breaking the monopoly; high-purity quartz sand enters a new cycle.

Domestic production accelerates, breaking the monopoly; high-purity quartz sand enters a new cycle.

High-purity quartz sand is an indispensable key new material in the photovoltaic, semiconductor, and optical communications sectors, and has been included in the strategic minerals catalog. As China’s new‑energy and semiconductor industries expand, the industry has entered a golden phase of domestic substitution, with promising long‑term growth prospects.

2026-06-04

Recycled resources hold vast potential, and Gu Xin’s sorting technology is accelerating the resource‑based utilization of solid waste.

Recycled resources hold vast potential, and Gu Xin’s sorting technology is accelerating the resource‑based utilization of solid waste.

Recycled‑resource mining, also known as “urban mining,” extracts raw materials such as copper, aluminum, lithium, and nickel from solid waste—including scrap metals, end-of-life household appliances, retired batteries, and scrapped vehicles. It is a key industry for safeguarding domestic mineral security and advancing the dual‑carbon strategy, with broad medium- to long-term growth prospects.

2026-06-04

Future Price Trends of China’s Non-Metallic Minerals

Future Price Trends of China’s Non-Metallic Minerals

Over the next 3–5 years, China’s non‑metallic mineral prices are expected to exhibit a pattern of structural differentiation, with overall moderate increases and heightened short‑term volatility: traditional bulk commodities will face downward pressure, while new‑energy and high‑end materials will continue to strengthen; the widespread adoption of Gu Xin’s color‑sorting machines for ores will accelerate this trend and reshape the cost curve.

2026-06-02

Future Prospects for China’s Molybdenum Mining Industry

Future Prospects for China’s Molybdenum Mining Industry

Molybdenum, a strategic rare metal, is widely used in high-end manufacturing, new energy, defense industries, and the steel sector, serving as an essential raw material for national economic development. China ranks among the world’s top producers and reserves of molybdenum; leveraging its abundant resources and robust industrial base, the industry is steadily advancing toward higher value‑added, green, and intelligent operations. At present, China’s molybdenum mining sector has moved away from the era of unregulated, large‑scale extraction. Local governments are actively promoting mine consolidation, phasing out outdated small‑scale operators, and standardizing mining practices, resulting in a marked improvement in resource utilization efficiency. Meanwhile, green mine initiatives have been fully implemented, with smart mining technologies, comprehensive tailings utilization, and energy‑saving and emission‑reduction measures gaining rapid adoption. Balancing ecological protection with resource development has become a widely shared industry consensus.

2026-05-26

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