Facing the national needs, the author reviews the new research trends of strategic critical minerals at home and abroad, summarizes the current situation and existing problems in exploration and development of strategic critical minerals, and analyzes the resource potential of strategic critical minerals. On this basis, the author puts forward some proposals for the new round of prospecting and management of strategic critical minerals in China, which the author believes are of great strategic significance for ensuring the development of domestic strategic emerging industries and national security.

strategic minerals  /  critical minerals  /  mineral exploration emerging  /  progress in exploration and production  /  prospecting breakthrough