Wuhan’s arable land area is 401，700 hectares， water area 218，700 hectares， forest area 67，900 hectares， and grassland 6，900 hectares。 33 kinds of minerals are discovered in Wuhan and 154 deposit place have been found out．The potential value of the mine amounts to 840 billion RMB yuan．The biggest reserves lie with bentonite， plaster， basalt， marble， and granite．In terms of bentonite， plaster， and basalt， we are the largest production bases in China， which are distributed in Jiangxia District， Huangpi District， and Xinzhou District．The reserve in boric bentonite is 118 million tones， ranking the first place in China．
Comparatively speaking， Wuhan city， located beside rivers and lakes， enjoys abundant water resources．Rivers flow through the city proper and lakes scatter all over the city like stars．The water size totals 2，187 KM， accounting for 25．6% of the total city proper．In normal circumstances， the underground water reserve is 12．8 billion M．The surface water capacity is 714。5 billion M． The rich water resource is far above the consumption level， and the water is low in price but high in quality． |
