On 24 July 2010 China (chifeng) peak BBS, non-ferrous metals industry development association of China nonferrous metals industry in chifeng officially named "the hometown of China nonferrous metals," chifeng city became the only honoured l7 cities in the country. At the opening ceremony, China nonferrous metals industry association executive vice President of ix and chifeng city municipal party committee secretary HangGuiLin chifeng was awarded the honorary title of "the countryside of China nonferrous metals".

Chifeng city is located in the greater hinggan mountains in southern and northern north China region, nonferrous metal mineral resources within the territory of enrichment, so far, more than 70 kinds of minerals have been discovered, which proved copper, lead, zinc, tungsten, tin, molybdenum, gold, silver and other 40 kinds of non-ferrous metal mines, more than 1200 large and medium-sized deposit 25. Preliminary estimates, according to experts, the prospective reserves value of chifeng city non-ferrous metals, precious metals is in 2 trillion yuan of above.

The non-ferrous metals industry bigger and stronger, as soon as possible in order to chifeng city government organized a nationwide in recent years, high-profile non-ferrous metals industry development BBS, experts and scholars and entrepreneurs, please make recommendations, issued a series of supportive measures targeted. Chifeng city at present, the nonferrous metal mining enterprises above designated size reached 110 units, formed the day processing smelting non-ferrous metal ore 83000 tons, 620000 tons, processing 132000 tons of production capacity, mining, dressing and smelting, processing industry chain has been formed.