en.Wedoany.com Reported - On June 4, 2026, the 2026 China Prospectors Annual Conference was held in Hohhot under the theme "Focusing on National Fortune, Building the Foundation for the Future." This conference took place at a critical juncture between the conclusion of the 14th Five-Year Plan and the commencement of the 15th Five-Year Plan. Over 1,200 industry academicians and experts from more than 400 institutions nationwide participated, engaging in exchanges on a new round of strategic mineral exploration breakthroughs and discussing pathways to ensure national energy and resource security.

The conference featured a policy interpretation segment, where multiple experts from industry regulatory authorities systematically explained policies such as the new Mineral Resources Law and its implementing regulations. A relevant official from the Department of Laws and Regulations of the Ministry of Natural Resources delivered a presentation titled "Implementing the New Mineral Resources Law and Its Implementing Regulations to Promote High-Quality Development of the Geological Exploration Industry." An official from the Mineral Exploration Technical Guidance Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources summarized the exploration achievements of the 14th Five-Year Plan and outlined the goals for the 15th Five-Year Plan. An official from the Department of Territorial Space Use Regulation of the Ministry of Natural Resources systematically interpreted land use policies for mineral exploration and extraction under the theme "Improving Mining Land Use Systems to Support High-Quality Development of Mineral Resource Exploration and Extraction." An official from the Chinese Academy of Natural Resources Economics responded to concerns regarding mining rights registration and exploration and extraction permit management. The event also included a session promoting mining rights in Inner Mongolia, where 24 high-quality mining rights from regions such as Hulunbuir, Xilingol, and Tongliao were collectively showcased.

For the first time, the conference hosted a specialized exhibition on geological exploration achievements and equipment, integrating "conference forums + achievement exhibitions + technical matchmaking." The exhibition covered a total area of over 10,000 square meters, attracting 141 exhibitors, including the China Geological Survey, the Department of Natural Resources of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Inner Mongolia Geological and Mining Group, and China Geological Equipment Group. It featured 145 standard booths, showcasing technologies and complete equipment sets covering the entire chain of green exploration, green development, and mine ecological restoration, as well as new exploration equipment, achievements of strategic mineral exploration initiatives, green mine equipment, and mining excavation, transportation, and environmental protection machinery.

The conference included one keynote forum and three specialized forums. During the keynote forum, Wu Qiang, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, delivered a report titled "Issues and Countermeasures for High-Quality Development of the Mining Industry." Relevant experts shared insights on cutting-edge directions such as intelligent mineral prediction using geological big data, noting that mineral prediction is transitioning from "experience-driven" to "data and knowledge dual-driven" approaches. An official from Inner Mongolia shared achievements and experiences in implementing the new round of strategic mineral exploration breakthroughs and building a national key energy and resource base. In the specialized forum on "Exchange of Exploration Experiences and Achievements," frontline experts presented major exploration breakthrough cases, including the super-large Donggou gold deposit in Liaoning, the zirconium-hafnium placer deposit in Xinjiang, the super-large concealed phosphate deposit in Yunnan, and the lithium-tin polymetallic deposit in Inner Mongolia. The specialized forum on "Innovation in Mineral Exploration Theory, Technology, Methods, and Equipment" focused on exchanges regarding cutting-edge technologies such as upgrades to core drilling equipment, hyperspectral remote sensing for mineral exploration, innovative geophysical and geochemical techniques, and three-dimensional microtremor exploration. In the specialized forum on "High-Quality Development, Reform, and Innovation of Geological Exploration Units," representatives from Shandong, Inner Mongolia, Hainan, Sichuan, and other regions, as well as units such as the China Chemical Geology and Mine Bureau, shared reform and innovation measures and development achievements in the geological exploration field.

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