Six departments issued documents to promote technological upgrades in industries such as steel, petrochemicals, and non-ferrous metals.

From January to May, the national mining industry achieved a total profit of 708.27 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 131%.

Shandong will implement special catalog management for key areas such as strategic mineral resource protection areas.

According to the China Environmental News on June 30, the General Office of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee and the General Office of the Provincial Government issued the "Outline of the Beautiful Shandong Construction Plan (2021-2035)," which includes key mining-related content: First, implement special catalog management for key areas such as natural protected areas, strategic mineral resource protection areas, resource-depleted cities, and traditional industrial and mining cities. Second, focus on energy, industry, urban and rural construction, and industries such as steel, non-ferrous metals, and petrochemicals to formulate the carbon peak implementation plan for Shandong Province. Third, accelerate the reduction of coal consumption while ensuring energy security, implement renewable energy substitution actions, and strictly control the growth of coal consumption. Fourth, promote the optimization and integration of industries such as petrochemicals and chemicals, and promote the green transformation and upgrading of key industries such as energy, steel, coking, and building materials with "one industry, one policy." Fifth, vigorously develop new energy and renewable energy, and build a clean, low-carbon, safe, and efficient modern energy system. Sixth, strengthen comprehensive management of geological environments in mountainous areas, carry out environmental remediation and ecological restoration for damaged mountains, open-pit mining sites, abandoned mines, and coal mining subsidence areas, continuously promote green mine construction, and carry out pollution control and ecological restoration pilot demonstrations in mining areas of the Yellow River Basin. Seventh, strictly coordinate the prevention and control of surface water and groundwater pollution. Eighth, establish a full lifecycle environmental supervision system for soil pollution status investigation, soil pollution risk control, and soil remediation activities, and strengthen the coordinated prevention and control of soil and groundwater pollution. Ninth, promote the pollution control of heavy metals and tailings ponds.

The Heilongjiang Provincial Government released an industrial revitalization action plan, involving shale oil development, new energy industries, etc.

According to Heilongjiang Daily on June 27, the Heilongjiang Provincial Government issued the "Heilongjiang Provincial People's Government on Issuing the Heilongjiang Provincial Industrial Revitalization Action Plan (2022-2026)," which includes key mining-related content: First, lead the development of shale oil, petrochemicals, heavy equipment, new energy vehicles, and metal-based new materials in clusters with the Harbin-Daqing-Qiqihar National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone. Second, focus on the Harbin-Yanbian area to promote the accelerated release of high-quality coal production capacity, cultivate the new energy industry, build a deep processing base for graphite new materials, and create a transformation development area for coal resource-based cities. Additionally, to fully implement the Heilongjiang Provincial "Industrial Revitalization Action Plan," the Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Natural Resources issued the "Policy Measures to Support Stable Growth and Assist Industrial Revitalization," proposing: First, promote the delegation of approval authority for exploration rights extension and retention. Second, support the use of existing industrial and mining enterprises to carry out ice and snow tourism activities. Third, for projects such as the reclamation of abandoned industrial and mining land and comprehensive land remediation, newly added arable land can be prioritized for cross-regional trading of arable land index after acceptance and verification.

The 6th International Mining Rights Information Exchange Conference will be held in Xi'an on July 7.

According to China Nonferrous Metals News on June 29, the 6th International Mining Rights Information Exchange Conference will be held in Xi'an from July 7 to 8. The conference, themed "Resource First, Green Development," will cover topics including the progress of the mining situation during the 14th Five-Year Plan, the investment environment of the international mining rights market, capital market operations of mining rights, interpretation of the latest policies and regulations on mining rights, green mining and smart mine management, environmental protection and ecological restoration of mines, efficient development and utilization of mining resources, global market outlook for mineral products, and legal risk avoidance and control in mining rights transactions. The conference will address issues such as mismatched investment and financing information, blocked channels, and long transaction cycles through keynote speeches, mining rights project roadshows, thematic salon dialogues, exhibitions, and other methods, assisting mining enterprises in cooperation and communication.

PDAC 2022 Online Conference: Future geological survey work will play an important role in the exploration and development of key minerals.

According to Mining Weekly on June 29, at the PDAC 2022 (2022 Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Annual Meeting) online conference held on June 28, member organizations from the World Geological Survey Association (WCOGS) expressed that geological survey work will play an important role in helping countries meet the growing demand for key minerals and clean energy, as well as reducing geological disaster risks. Among them, the African Geological Survey Organization (OAGS) stated that it is conducting the "Future Minerals" metallogenic map drawing work, including resources such as lithium, cobalt, graphite, rare earths, silver, molybdenum, aluminum, copper, and manganese, aimed at providing leading geological data for governments of African Union (AU) member states. The Iberian-American Geological and Mining Survey Association (ASGMI), composed of 22 geological survey bureaus from Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and Europe, stated that it is updating the South American metallogenic map and providing information on over 20,000 mineral deposits, metallogenic belts delineation, deposit models, and mineral resource analysis. The European Geological Sciences Organization, composed of 37 European geological survey bureaus, stated that it regularly conducts geological survey work on marine geology, earth energy, mineral resources, and urban geology. The Canadian Geological Survey Bureau reported on its cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey and others in conducting key mineral mapping programs.