青藏高原矿产资源潜力及其开发前景

ON THE POTENTIALITY AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECT OF THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF QINGHAI-TIBET PLATEAU

文章认为，青藏高原地域辽阔，矿产资源极为丰富，矿产资源潜力大，开发前景广阔，但自然条件十分严酷。根据这一矿产资源特点，考虑区域能源、交通、经济技术实力及国内外市场需求等，应因地制宜地开发柴达木盆地、雅鲁藏布江中游地区、横断山区和藏北羌塘高原，逐步形成我国２１世纪西部最主要的能源、原材料基地。

The vast Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is abundant in mineral resources with great potentiality and a broad prospect of mineral development.However, its natural conditions are harsh and craggy. In view of this, and taking into consideration the source of energy, transport facilities, and economic and technical strength of this region, as well as market demands at home and abroad, the author thinks some areas such as the Qaidam Basin, the middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River, the Hengduan Mt area and the Qiangtang Plateau in northern Tibet should be reasonably developed in light of the local conditions, so that a key energy and raw materials base in western China can be established in the 21st century.