This open access book includes instruction of national mineral database 2020 and atlas of national mineral deposits distribution derived from national mineral database 2020.

This open access book includes instruction of national mineral database 2020 and atlas of national mineraldepositsdistribution derived from national mineral database 2020. National mineral database 2020 is based on data from National Geological Archives China(NGAC).

Moreover, it introduces the construction method and updates maintenance mechanism of the mineraldepositsdatabase and proposes the concept of updating data based on collected archives. The construction guideline on national mineraldepositsdatabase provides guiding framework for the future development on geological database.