China's first global mining report was published on Thursday during the ongoing China Mining Conference and Exhibition 2019 in Tianjin by a newly set up global mining research center under Ministry of Natural Resources' research institute China Geological Survey.
Chen Qishen, Chief Researcher of International Mining Research Center, CGS, made a keynote speech about Global Mining Development Report 2019
during the ongoing China Mining Conference and Exhibition 2019 in Tianjin.
According to the report, the global mining industry's output hit $5.9 trillion, accounting for 6.9 percent of global GDP last year.
The mining industry will play an increasingly important role in global economic development, the report pointed out.
People view an equipment at the China Mining Conference and Exhibition 2019 in Tianjin, Oct 9, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
China has become the world's largest country for the production and consumption of mining resources, taking up 17 percent of the global share, and was followed by the United States and Russia in 2018.( By Liu Yukun and Yang Cheng)
About CHINA MINING
China Mining Conference and Exhibition (CHINA MINING) is officially supported by Ministry of Natural Resources China. Since first held in 1999, CHINA MINING has become one of the world’s top mining events and one of the world’s largest mining exploration, development and trading platforms, covering all aspects of the whole mining industry chain, including survey and evaluation, exploration and mining, techniques and equipment, investment and finance, trade and services, etc., playing an active promotion role in creating exchange opportunities and enhancing mutual cooperation between domestic and foreign mining enterprises.
China Mining Conference and Exhibition 2019 was held at Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center of Tianjin China on October 9-11, 2019. For more information about CHINA MINING, please visit: www.chinaminingtj.org.
