Abstract: Barite resourcesare the dominant mineral resources in China.However, for the years ofdisordered development and utilization, the competitive advantage lost gradually on the international markets. To develop barite products with high added value and expand the application of barite in high added value industry is one of the important ways to utilize barite efficiently.The present situation of barite resources at home and abroad is summarized in this paper. Moreover, the application progress of barite minerals in polymer materials, radiation-proof materials, electrical conductive composites, raw materials for making barium containing compounds, environmental adsorption materials, inorganic composite pigments and other fields are also summarized.