The sustainable development theories correlated with mineral resources mainly include Resources Scarcity, Neo-classical Economic Principles, Resources Limits and Sustainable Development, and Market Resources Environment Complementation Theories. The regional economic theories correlated with mineral resources mainly include Industrial Location Theory, H-O theorem and Territorial Labor Division Theory, Regional Industrial Structure Evolution Theory, and Territorial Production Synthesis Theory. (To be continued)
The ultimate aim of the mineral resources development in West China is to push and speed up the regional economic development,which is closely correlated with Regional Economic Development Stage Theory,Gradient Point-Axis Development Theory ,Core-Edge Theory.(The End)