"After the implementation of intelligent N00 mines, ventilation in the mines will be eliminated, allowing for the simultaneous extraction of coal and coalbed methane. This dual extraction of gas is of significant strategic importance for ensuring national energy security, promoting energy conservation and emission reduction, and achieving the '30∙60' dual carbon goals as soon as possible," said He Manchao, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a professor at China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), in an interview with reporters.

On the 25th, the Ministry of Natural Resources held a press conference to announce the achievements of the ten-year mineral exploration breakthrough strategic action. Yu Haifeng, Director of the Geological Exploration Management Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources, pointed out that since the implementation of the mineral exploration breakthrough strategic action, the reserves of major minerals have generally increased despite the continuous increase in mining consumption. Among them, the cumulative newly added resource amount from deep exploration in the Jiaodong gold mine has exceeded 4,600 tons, making it the third largest gold mining area in the world.

Robert Friedland, the legendary American mining financier and founder of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN), expects that when the next Roundup conference of the Association of Mineral Exploration (AME) is held a year from now, it will coincide with the recovery of the global economy and the arrival of a mining supercycle.

To encourage technological innovation and enhance the enthusiasm of technical personnel for innovation, on February 19, the CITIC Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., located in Luoyang, Henan, held its annual technology conference.

Change 1: The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Appoints a New Prime Minister According to the latest announcement from the Presidential Office of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the 15th, President Félix Tshisekedi has appointed Sama Lukonde Kyenge as the new Prime Minister.

The surface project department of China Coal Xinji Geological Exploration Company operates in the field year-round, making it difficult for party members to concentrate on political study.

The research team of "World Mining" ranked 80 gold-producing mining companies globally based on their gold output. With a few exceptions, most of the listed companies are publicly traded, and the data primarily comes from company announcements. As of February 3, approximately 75% of the companies on the list have released preliminary results for their 2020 production; additional data was collected and organized by the research team. The total output of the listed companies is 1,850 tons, accounting for about 55% of the global gold production reported by GlobalData (3,359 tons), which is a 2% decrease compared to the same mining companies' output last year (1,880 tons).

The Guangxi Department of Natural Resources Data Service Base was officially inaugurated at the China-ASEAN Geographic Information and Satellite Application Industrial Park. Attendees at the unveiling ceremony included Chen Jianjun, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Guangxi Department of Natural Resources; Xie Jinyu, Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group, Deputy Director, and First Inspector; Li Xiudan, Member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director; and Zhou Tao, Member of the Party Leadership Group and Chief Engineer, among others. They witnessed the entry of several directly affiliated units of the Guangxi Department of Natural Resources into the industrial park.