en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Fifth China International Mining Investment and Development Summit Conference was held on April 24, 2026, at the Beijing Xizhimen Hotel, spanning two days. Organized by the China Metallic Minerals Economic Research Institute (Minmetals Industrial Financial Research Institute) under the theme "New Opportunities and Challenges for Mining Investment in the Super Cycle," the conference focused on four key areas: macroeconomic conditions, overseas mining investment, critical minerals markets, and investment risk prevention. The event brought together over 300 participants from industry think tanks, leading enterprises, international institutions, and representatives from multiple embassies in China, fostering a platform for mining exchange and cooperation. Diplomats from Sudan, South Africa, Namibia, Brazil, and other countries presented their mining investment policies and opportunities on site.
Jin Zhifeng, President of the China Metallic Minerals Economic Research Institute, noted in his address that amid escalating geopolitical conflicts, accelerating energy transitions, and technological revolutions, the global mining industry is undergoing a profound transformation from "scale expansion and efficiency priority" to "resilience reconstruction and safety control." With rapidly rising demand for critical minerals, the industry faces coexisting weak demand for traditional bulk minerals and structural shortages in new energy minerals, while mineral supply chains exhibit new characteristics of regional fragmentation and bloc polarization. Special forums covered key mineral types such as gold, lithium, copper, rare earths, tungsten, tin, aluminum, lead, and zinc, focusing on full-chain risk solutions including compliance, legal, tax, and insurance matters.
Jin Zhifeng emphasized that global mining development has transcended simple resource competition, entering a new phase of multidimensional competition involving technology, green development, and governance. Industrial and supply chains are undergoing accelerated restructuring, with nations shifting their focus from resource reserves to rule-setting power. Mining development must deeply integrate with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, steadfastly adhering to a path of ecological priority, green development, and intelligence. Jin Zhifeng called for deepening international cooperation to jointly maintain stability in the global mining market; strengthening technological collaboration to promote green and smart mine construction; exploring long-term financial support mechanisms to facilitate high-quality development of mining enterprises; and upholding ESG governance principles to build a development path that balances resource extraction with ecological protection.
The conference featured keynote speeches, special forums, roundtable discussions, mineral rights project presentations, and investment negotiation sessions. Government officials, economists, and industry experts conducted in-depth discussions on critical mineral markets and mining investment trends, while professionals in legal, tax, and insurance fields exchanged insights on compliance, risk prevention, and asset security in overseas investments. Concurrently, the International Mining Qualified Persons 2026 Spring Technical Exchange was held, focusing on the development of secondary market rules for mineral rights transactions.
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