Located at the border of Weng'an County and Fuquan City in Qiannan Prefecture, the largest modern single open-pit phosphate mine in China, the Baiyan Mining Area of Guizhou Phosphating Group is known for its magnificent stepped open-pit mines. From a high altitude, the mine stretches 1.65 kilometers from north to south and 1.2 kilometers from east to west, exploring layer by layer in a stepped manner, like a mountain fold split by a giant axe. The exposed gray white rock layers and yellow brown veins interweave, showcasing the magnificent texture of geological evolution.

This visually striking scene was selected by the director team of "The Wandering Earth" as the real-life prototype for the film.

When science fiction scenes shine into industrial reality, cave mines are unleashing astonishing production energy. On March 5th, reporters saw at the mine site that vehicles transporting ore were moving in a queue like ants, forming a dynamic industrial rhythm with the mechanical arms and bulldozers on the mine walls.  

In January, Chuandongyan Mine completed the selection of 437000 tons of ore with a "sprint at the beginning" attitude, setting a new monthly high.

According to the information disclosed on the official official account of Guizhou Phosphate Chemical Group, the enterprise predicted the high demand for ores in the first quarter of 2025 in advance, scientifically optimized the production layout, optimized and adjusted the stripping area in January, gave priority to the stripping operations near the ore body, and gave priority to blasting, shoveling and dumping, which effectively guaranteed the high yield of ores in January. At the same time, prepare 300000 tons of explosive piles for the A and B layers of mines for the Spring Festival.

The Chuanyan Cave mining section is not only the largest phosphate ore reserve and open-pit mining scale in Guizhou Phosphate Group's own mines, but also has a mining service life of up to 26 years. Since its completion and operation in 2015, this mining section has become a key link in the group's industrial chain, providing stable ore supply for the three major industrial tracks of modern fertilizers, fine chemicals, and new energy battery materials.

Relying on benchmark projects such as Chuandongyan Mine, Qiannan has established a full cycle development model of "scientific mining green transformation industrial chain extension". 50 kilometers away from the mining area, the Guizhou Jiangshan Wengfu New Materials and Electronic Chemicals project with a total investment of 22 billion yuan is accelerating its progress, converting low-grade phosphate ore into new energy battery materials and promoting the extension of the industrial chain to high value-added fields.

In recent years, taking phosphorus as a medium to seize opportunities such as the Western Development and the new round of mineral exploration breakthrough strategic actions, we have vigorously focused on industries and actively laid out the modern chemical and new energy battery material industries based on phosphorus resources. The new energy battery material industry has grown from scratch and from weak to strong. In just over three years, the output value of phosphorus based modern chemical and new energy battery materials has exceeded 50 billion yuan, becoming an important production and processing base for new energy battery materials in China, and realizing the transformation of phosphorus from "fertilizer" to "material".

【News Extension】 The open-pit resource reserves of Chuandongyan Mine reach 87.9522 million tons, with an average grade of 27.95% for phosphorus pentoxide. As a leading modern single open-pit phosphate mine in the domestic industry, its mining area is vast, reaching about 21 square kilometers. This mining section spares no effort in promoting "rich ore and fine mining", achieving efficient mining of minerals through scientific mining methods and advanced technological equipment, while minimizing resource waste and ecological environment impact. In 2024, Chuandongyan Mine completed 4.0639 million tons of ore selection throughout the year, once again ranking first among single open-pit phosphate mines in China.