Because of this event, we meet for the 26th time.
Old friends and old places encourage cordial dialogues and foster robust consensus and trust. Here, we have observed the growth and expansion of the mining industry, as well as the challenges and setbacks it has faced. We have gained insight into the mining industry's strong pulse of deep adjustment and have seen the potential for its continued advancement.
25 years of hard effort have transformed rugged paths into paved avenues and challenging terrain into accessible routes. The China Mining Conference and Exhibition has undergone considerable growth and improvement over time. Through this platform, China's mining industry has endeavored to enhance its communication and integration with the international mining industry with an open mind and a spirit of openness, striving to foster a mutually beneficial and win-win partnership through constructive dialogue. The international cooperation path has evolved from a nascent concept to a tangible reality, while the multidisciplinary exchange platform has expanded from a modest beginning to a significant presence. A greener, safer, more harmonious, smarter, and more efficient modern mining industry is a valuable asset on the world stage, attracting more and more like-minded professionals.
As one of the world's largest and most influential mining exhibitions, the China Mining Conference and Exhibition is an invaluable barometer of global mining development, providing vital insights into the international mining landscape, and a comprehensive overview of the latest trends.
We can see that collaboration remains a pivotal focus. Over the past 25 years, the China Mining Conference and Exhibition has evolved into a major platform for domestic and international mining enterprises to engage in international cooperation in production capacity in the mining industry, fostering mutually beneficial partnerships. This year's conference, themed "Promoting Mining Cooperation and Creating a Better Future", maintains a focus on openness and cooperation while furthering the "Belt and Road" initiative, aiming to facilitate and enhance international mining collaboration and foster mutually beneficial outcomes.
We can see that the circle of friends continues to expand. This year's conference welcomes the participation of more than 30 countries, regions, and international organizations, nearly 400 domestic and foreign exhibitors, and nearly 10,000 delegates and professional audience members, showing high enthusiasm.
We can see that the frontiers of development are being pushed to new heights. Over the course of this event, we will witness the launch of a comprehensive program that includes 1 theme forum, 5 high-level forums, 18 thematic forums, and 13 special promotions. New developments, trends, and directions in the mining industry will be shared and collided here. New theories, technologies, and methods in the mining industry will be exchanged and displayed here. New understanding, achievements, and experiences in the mining industry will be accumulated and presented here.
At this juncture, the world's attention is once again focused on China and the mining industry.
This is a traditional but continually evolving industry.
Mineral resources serve as a cornerstone for economic and social progress, and the mining industry stands firm as a vital and indispensable pillar within the global economy. To this day, The foundational role of mining remains unshaken, and it plays an important part in catalyzing a comprehensive green transformation of our economic and social landscapes.
In the present moment, the global economy is entering a new period of turbulence and change, and the current momentum of global economic recovery is insufficient. The development of the global mining industry still faces various challenges.
Undoubtedly, this complex situation will accelerate the profound shifts in the global mining dynamic, with the whole world facing similar challenges.
In light of the challenging and intricate international environment and the deepening realignment of the global mining supply and demand dynamics, it is crucial to foster a collaborative mining community and promote international cooperation. The mining industry, deeply intertwined with the economic and social development of humanity, can only flourish and develop through sustainable global exchanges and collaborative efforts. It has always been the ultimate goal of mining development to ensure that diverse nations, classes, and individuals benefit from sustainable and green resource development.
Historical evidence has demonstrated that no single country can rely solely on its own mineral resources to meet all its needs. The uneven distribution and utilization of mineral resources necessitate that a broader and more profound complementarity and win-win situation in energy resources be achieved through enhanced international dialogue and cooperation.
Over the years, China's mining industry, adhering to the principle of mutual benefit, has engaged in fruitful collaborations with numerous countries worldwide in the exploration and development of mineral resources, introduced green technologies, standards, and experiences abroad, built digital, intelligent, and green mines abroad, promoted the cooperation of the new energy industry chain in an orderly manner, and actively explored the win-win solution of high-quality development in mining industry. At the same time, we are committed to forming an open and stable international mineral market, improving the cooperation mechanism for resource exploration and development, and constructing a safe and efficient mineral resources guarantee system.
We are confident that such collaborative efforts in the mining sector will persist and intensify. This year's conference, with its array of high-quality forums and special promotions, aims to contribute to the opening up and cooperation between countries and regions, inter-industries, and intra-industries, fostering a multi-party win-win solution and a diversified development model.
Today, China's mining industry has long abandoned its unsustainable and rudimentary development model, evolving to be more open, modern, rational, and responsible. The initiative prioritizes the advancement of digital technology and the acceleration of industrial innovation, the integration of resource security with ecological environments, and the collaborative development of mine construction with the protection of lucid waters and green mountains.
In fact, the strong resilience and positive trends currently demonstrated by China's economic growth not only provide a stabilizing force for global economic advancement but also reinforce confidence in the mining economy's recovery. From January to July 2024, China's investment in the mining industry's fixed assets increased by 19.3% year-on-year, which is a 4.9% rise compared to the beginning of the year and significantly higher than the 2.1% growth for the full year of 2023, thus maintaining a strong growth trajectory.
This is undoubtedly another positive signal, which is of great significance for promoting the development and prosperity of China's mining industry and, by extension, the global mining economy.
Those who share the same vision are not separated by mountains and oceans. Let us once again embrace each other tightly, foresee the uncertainties within the certainties, feel the new pulse of the mining industry, seize the new opportunities for its transformation and development, deepen cooperation and communication, promote mining prosperity together, strive for the modernization of harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature, and contribute to building a community of shared destiny, offering more mining power, wisdom, and solutions in this conference.
Let us use this conference as a point of reference to plant the seeds of hope, and embark on a journey towards a promising future for the mining industry and for humanity as a whole! (By Commentator of China Mining News)
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.
With the theme of "Promote Mining Cooperation for a Better Future", the 26th session of China Mining Conference and Exhibition (CHINA MINING 2024) will be held at Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center of Tianjin China on October 15-18, 2024 in a combination of “offline + online”. Relying on the "Cloud Platform for China Mining Conference and Exhibition ", it will provide the industry and the society with 24-hour uninterrupted information services and realize the "never ending" of the event. CHINA MINING 2024 consists of the opening ceremony, keynote session, summit forums, thematic forums, "offline + online" exhibition, VIP tours, ministerial bilateral talks, welcome party, networking dinner, etc. For more information about CHINA MINING 2024, please visit: www.chinaminingtj.org/en/.
