The　availability　of　resources　for　economic　activities　differs　between　regions,　and　the　importance　of　the　resources　is　consequently　observed　to　be　different　within　regions　compared　to　a　global　scale.　With　the　current　situation　in　Chinese　mining　industry　and　its　statistic　characteristics,　the　characterization　procedures　of　abiotic　resource　in　life　cycle　impact　assessment　(LCIA)　have　demonstrated　certain　limitations　in　the　Chinese　materials　industry.　The　aim　of　this　paper　is　to　propose　new　characterization　and　normalization　factors　for　abiotic　resource　depletion　categories　such　as　metals　and　non-renewable　energy　resources　in　a　Chinese　context.　The　actual　production　of　abiotic　resources　calculated　by　a　modified　model　is　compared　to　the　reserve　base　in　line　with　the　new　national　standard　to　determine　characterization　factors　in　equivalence　units,　with　antimony　as　the　reference　mineral.　The　normalization　factors　are　based　on　the　total　base　reserves　of　the　most　important　minerals　in　China.　A　case　study　on　primary　magnesium　production　using　the　Pidgeon　process　is　used　to　compare　LCIA　results　for　abiotic　resource　categories　that　are　between　current　LCIA　factors　and　the　new　Chinese　factors.　These　factors　not　only　reflect　the　importance　of　abiotic　resource　with　respect　to　region-specific　resource　depletion,　but　also　can　compare　with　the　global　factors.