China’s thorium reserves may be far larger than estimated

A national survey suggests China’s thorium reserves may be far larger than estimated, potentially transforming global energy production. A recently declassified report details findings from a survey that concluded in 2020, indicating that China’s thorium reserves, already the largest in the world, may be far greater than previously estimated. Mining waste from just five years of operations at an iron ore site in Inner Mongolia contains enough thorium to meet the energy demands of US…