Recently, the results report of the comprehensive exploration project for the Gongxi Syncline barite deposit in Tianzhu County, Guizhou Province, has passed the expert review organized by the Provincial Department of Natural Resources and Land, adding new reserves of barite resources to China. 1.2 100 million tons.  

　　This project is undertaken by the Guizhou Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources. 101 The geological team is carrying out exploration activities in an area adjacent to the country’s largest barite deposit. —— Northwest of the barite deposit in Dahuanghe, Tianzhu County, Guizhou Province, area: 203 square kilometer, 2012 Year 5 Monthly project initiation and implementation, 2014 Fieldwork for the first half of the year has concluded. It is reported that... 1986 Guizhou Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources 103 The Geological Team has submitted the exploration results for the super-large barite deposit at Dahuanghe in Tianzhu County, with resource reserves reaching— 1.1 100 million tons, ranking first in Asia and accounting for the nation’s total barite reserves. 60% The above.  

　　China Mineral Resources Report ( 2014 year)》 shows that, 2010 China's proven reserves of barite ore for the year 3.8 100 million tons, ranking first in the world, 2013 Decreased annually to 3.12 Hundred million tons. This time, Tianzhu County has added... 1.2 With resource reserves amounting to hundreds of millions of tons, this fills the gap in China's recent years, during which no new reserves have been discovered.  

　　Knowledge Link: Barite ore has a wide range of applications, particularly in the field of oil drilling. It is commonly used as a weighting agent in circulating mud during rotary drilling of oil and gas wells. Its functions include cooling the drill bit, lubricating drill pipes, sealing borehole walls, controlling oil and gas pressure, and preventing well blowouts.