* Russia: Udokan deposit (one of the largest deposits in the world)
* Mongolia: Oyu Tolgoi deposit (one of the largest copper-gold deposits in the world)
* Kazakhstan: Zhezkazgan deposit (one of the largest copper deposits in the world)
2. Coal
* Russia: Kuznetsk Basin (one of the largest coal-mining regions in the world)
* Mongolia: Tavan Tolgoi deposit (one of the largest coal deposits in the world)
* China: Datong Basin (one of the largest coal-mining regions in the world)
3. Iron Ore
* Russia: Kolyma deposit (one of the largest iron ore deposits in the world)
* China: Baoshan deposit (one of the largest iron ore deposits in the world)
* North Korea: Musan deposit (one of the largest iron ore deposits in the world)
4. Gold
* Russia: Lena Goldfields (one of the largest gold-producing regions in the world)
* China: Gold Triangle region (one of the largest gold-producing regions in the world)
* Mongolia: Dornod Province (one of the largest gold-producing regions in the world)
5. Silver
* China: Hunan Province (one of the largest silver-producing regions in the world)
* Russia: Dukat deposit (one of the largest silver deposits in the world)
* Kazakhstan: Zhezkazgan deposit (also one of the largest copper deposits in the world)