en.Wedoany.com Reported - Recently, the 2026 Smart Mine Development Conference (Sichuan-Chongqing), co-hosted by the China Association of Work Safety and China University of Mining and Technology, was held in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. With the theme "Technology Empowerment · Safety and Efficiency," the conference closely followed the core thread of "Low Carbon – Smart – Fewer Personnel – Safety." Over 600 industry experts, university professors, and practitioners from Sichuan, Chongqing, and various provinces across the country attended the conference.
In his speech, Li Kefang, Vice President of the China Association of Work Safety, stated that the Sichuan-Chongqing region is a vital energy industry cluster in Southwest China and a key energy base supporting the region's economic development and ensuring the security of the national industrial and supply chains. In recent years, the two regions have jointly built a demonstration zone for smart mines in Southwest China, achieving significant results. However, there is still room for further improvement in safe and green mining under complex hilly geological conditions. This conference focused on key areas such as intelligent long-term operation and maintenance of coal mines in complex geological conditions in Southern China, and smart ecological restoration of mining areas, promoting the transformation and application of intelligent mining equipment, safety control solutions, and green restoration technologies tailored to Southwest mining areas in Sichuan and Chongqing.
Wang Sufeng, Deputy Secretary-General of the China Association of Work Safety, delivered a speech titled "Current Status and Prospects of Mine Intelligent Development." She stated that China's mine intelligent construction has initially achieved the goal of "reducing personnel, enhancing safety, and improving efficiency." At the same time, she pointed out that current challenges in mine digital and intelligent development include "inadequate understanding and development concepts, standards systems needing further improvement, ineffective data utilization, and poor reliability and adaptability of technical equipment." To address these issues, she suggested exploring solutions from seven technical perspectives.
Liu Jianzhong, Deputy General Manager of China Coal Technology & Engineering Group Corp., summarized prominent issues in current coal mine intelligent construction, including severe data silos, insufficient adaptability of underground infrastructure, and low scenario adaptability of general models. Zhao Pingping, a member of the Party Committee and Deputy General Manager of Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Mining Co., Ltd., introduced specific measures taken by Yanchang Mining in areas such as party building guidance, systematic governance, on-site control, talent incentives, intelligent mining, and disaster prevention, highlighting initiatives like 5G smart mines and green efficient mining.
At the conference, 18 experts shared experiences in key areas including intelligent long-term operation and maintenance of coal mines in complex geological conditions in Southern China, transformation of complete intelligent systems for non-metallic mines, intelligent online monitoring of tailings ponds, and smart ecological restoration of mining areas. Concurrently, the conference featured sessions such as the Sichuan-Chongqing Mine High-Quality Development Salon and the interpretation of the 2026 Smart Mine and Unmanned Driving Blue Book.
This conference established an important platform for technical exchange and cooperation, promoting the intelligent and green development of the mining industry in the Sichuan-Chongqing region.
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