矿藏 kuàngcáng mineral resources
How to remember 矿藏: 矿 mine + 藏 to hide = mineral resources.
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How it is used
- Mineral deposits/reserves lying in the ground - 勘探地下矿藏 (kāntàn dìxià kuàngcáng) to survey underground mineral deposits.
- Read cáng (to store), not zàng. Contrast 矿产 (mineral products): 矿藏 is what's still in the earth, 矿产 is what's extracted.