宁明县已探明的矿藏有20多种，主要是膨润土、煤、铁、金、铜、石油、天然气等。膨润土储量达6.4亿吨，是我国目前最大的膨润土矿藏，其矿层埋藏浅且连续稳定，水文地质条件简单，容易开采，潜在经济价值在3500亿元以上；石油勘察部门勘探发现，宁明县境内500多平方公里蕴藏着丰富的石油和天然气，发展石化工业前景广阔；煤的储量为2300万吨。

    开发重点：膨润土系列产品，建设年产10万吨活性白土和年产20万吨膨润土项目，可建成世界一流、国内最大的膨润土生产及加工产品基地。

    The mineral resources

    Ningming county has more than 20 mines which have been found, they are expansion soil、coal、iron、gold、copper 、petroleum and gas. The storage of expansion soil come up to 640 million tons, the biggest one at present in China, it has a very good condition of exploitation as it is very shallow under the ground, stable and good hydrology and geological conditions, it is ease to exploit and a very good essential economic value of more than 350 billion yuan;

    The information from the petroleum prospecting department showes that the fields of petroleum and gas cover 500 square kilometers, a very good future for petro-chemicals and the storage of coal is 2300 thousand tons.

    The key-point development: a family products of expansion soil, a project of producing active white soil of 100000 tons per year and expansion soil of 200000 tons per year. It will be the best one in the world and the biggest one in China.