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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
XI'AN, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) — At the recently concluded Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Conference on Geological Cooperation and Mining Development and the 4th Belt and Road International Geoscience Conference, more than 600 representatives from geology and mining authorities in 16 countries, over 100 research institutes, and renowned Chinese and foreign mining enterprises discussed digitalization and green and low-carbon development in the mining industry.
This conference is one of the sub-forums of the 2025 Eurasian Economic Forum. Li Pengde, Director of the UN Global Geospatial Knowledge and Innovation Center, noted that the SCO member states and the Belt and Road Initiative countries are highly complementary in terms of natural resource endowments, development stages, and technological advantages. Therefore, strengthening cooperation in the field of natural resources will become an important channel for promoting the sustainable development of the mining and energy industries in various countries, which will provide a powerful impetus to socioeconomic development in the region and globally.
With the approval of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, the China-SCO Geological Cooperation Research Center was established in October 2014. Its branches were subsequently opened in Kazakhstan, Armenia, Tajikistan, and Belarus. In 2019, the Wuhan Institute of the China-SCO Geological Cooperation Research Center was established, which currently has 620 students from SCO member states, observer states, and dialogue partners.
During the aforementioned conference, the opening of the Chang'an Institute of the China-SCO Geological Cooperation Research Center was announced. It was created jointly by the Xi'an Geological Survey Center of the China Geological Survey Administration and Chang'an University. The new institute aims to create an international platform combining personnel training, scientific and technological innovation, and academic exchanges to develop more outstanding engineers and scientists in the field of geosciences for SCO countries.
2025 has been declared the "SCO Year of Sustainable Development." Cooperation focused on green development will enhance the organization's member states' need for innovation and the shared use of green technologies. "In the future, we are prepared to further intensify innovative cooperation in technologies and equipment in the fields of geology and mineral resources, exchange new technologies such as green geological exploration, green metallurgy, smart mining, and eco-friendly mining, and promote the formation of a green development model encompassing the entire mining production chain," stated Xu Xueyi, Deputy Director of the China Geological Survey.
As reported by Xinhua, the China-SCO Geological Cooperation Research Center
, in close cooperation with the relevant authorities of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan and other SCO states, provided authoritative geochemical data and solutions for the sustainable development of natural resources and the environment in the countries of cooperation.
“I am confident that through in-depth discussions on the innovative applications and latest achievements of geophysical technologies in geological exploration, mineral resource assessment and other fields, we will be able to reach consensus, deepen understanding, exchange experiences, learn from each other, promote cooperation and achieve a win-win future,” emphasized Di Qingyun, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. -0-
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