en.Wedoany.com Reported - Recently, the 9th National Conference on Resource Geology was held in Changsha, Hunan Province, China. Hosted by the Geological and Mineral Branch of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association and organized by the Hunan Geological Institute and the Hunan Society of Mineral Resources, the conference was themed "Empowering Mineral Exploration Breakthroughs through Technology to Strengthen the Nation's Resource Foundation." A total of 310 experts, scholars, and industry representatives from national geological survey systems, universities, and enterprises attended the event and conducted a field visit to the Wanggu Gold Mine in Pingjiang County, Yueyang City, Hunan Province.
Yang Zi'an, President of the Geological and Mineral Branch of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, noted in his speech that China is currently in a critical period of planning for its 15th Five-Year Plan, amid profound changes in the global geopolitical landscape and increasingly intense competition for energy and resources. With the rapid development of strategic emerging industries such as new energy, new materials, artificial intelligence, and the low-altitude economy, demand for critical minerals like copper, lithium, cobalt, and nickel continues to grow. He emphasized the need to focus on resource security, intensify exploration efforts in key regions and for key mineral types such as copper, iron, lithium, cobalt, and nickel, and fully advance mineral exploration breakthroughs to continuously enhance the capacity for self-sufficiency in strategic mineral resources. Tan Wensheng, Party Secretary of the Hunan Geological Institute, stated that the institute has recently achieved landmark results through technological innovation, including the large-scale Pingjiang gold mine, the billion-ton manganese mine in Yongzhou, and the super-large lithium mine in Linwu. Yang Tongyuan, Deputy Secretary-General of the Hunan Provincial People's Government, reported that during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, Hunan Province set new records in exploration investment, drilling workload, and resource outcomes, exceeding the national targets for increasing strategic mineral reserves.
Technological innovation was a core topic of the conference. During the event, the China Metallurgical Geology Bureau showcased a future exploration system integrating an "intelligent brain" and "hardcore equipment," including a treasure-hunting large model and comprehensive command platform, an AI+ mineral prediction platform, a 500-kilogram electric heavy-load drone, an intelligent drilling system, and a reconnaissance robot. This achievement is a landmark outcome in response to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission's call for "AI empowering industrial renewal." Experts from the Beijing Institute of Geology for Mineral Resources Co., Ltd. pointed out that artificial intelligence is being rapidly applied to mineral prediction, geological mapping, and disaster early warning. They recommended advancing the construction of trusted data spaces for geological and mining enterprises and establishing a collaborative architecture of "foundational large models + industry-specific small models." The electromagnetic detection innovation team from Central South University, led by Academician He Jishan of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, has established theoretical and technical systems for pseudo-random signal electrical methods and wide-field electromagnetic methods, driving the upgrade of electromagnetic detection technology and equipment. Academician Hu Ruizhong of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Academician Tang Juxing of the Chinese Academy of Engineering delivered keynote reports. Hu Ruizhong revealed the material basis relationship between the Precambrian basement and large-scale mineralization in South China, while Tang Juxing systematically reviewed global copper metallogenic domains and analyzed China's copper exploration prospects during the 15th Five-Year Plan period.
This conference established a national exchange platform to further advance the new round of strategic mineral exploration breakthroughs, fostering industry consensus on intelligent exploration, green prospecting, and collaborative innovation. It is expected to enhance China's capacity to secure strategic mineral resources.
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