China increases domestic helium reserves
- AKAP
- Jan 27
- 1 min read
China achieved significant breakthroughs in strategic emerging industrial minerals and noble gases. During the current 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), China went from having no helium reserves to proving 4.07 billion cubic meters (145bcf) of geological helium reserves, reducing its reliance on imports, according to Xiong, according to Xiong Zili, director of the ministry's Geological Exploration Management Department..