Recently, the Ministry of Education announced the second batch of new engineering research and practice projects. Kunming University of Science and Technology has a total of 5 projects selected, ranking 23rd nationwide. Among them, the project "Exploration and Practice of Upgrading and Transforming Mining-related Majors in Local Universities for the New Regional Economy," led by Professor Tong Xiong from the School of Land and Resource Engineering, has been successfully approved. This is a national-level new engineering project approved based on the college's long-term efforts in exploring and practicing the "11345" training model for innovative talents in the mining field.

On November 11, I visited Shoushan Forest Park in Xiangcheng County, Henan. This place was once a barren wasteland of abandoned mines and factories, but now it has transformed into a beautiful natural oxygen bar with lush mountains and clear waters, attracting tourists from hundreds of miles away. Thanks to the meticulous management by the Second Geological Exploration Institute of the Henan Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources (hereinafter referred to as "Geological Exploration Institute II") for seven years, this area has undergone a remarkable transformation, with verdant mountains and fragrant flowers.

The results of the third national land survey in Guizhou Province have recently passed the preliminary review by the national verification team and the database quality inspection. Thus, the main work of the Guizhou Geological and Mineral Survey Institute for the "three surveys" has been completed.

The Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology of the China Geological Survey recently organized young scientific personnel to visit the China Ocean Lake School Science Popularization Base—Nanjing Road Primary School in Qingdao, where they presented a science popularization report titled "The Wonderful Journey of Marine Oil" to the teachers and students.

From November 25 to 28, the 5th meeting of the 7th National Separation Machinery Standardization Technical Committee and the standard review meeting was held in Yuzhou, achieving great success. Dazhang Filtration Equipment Co., Ltd., as the organizer of this event, specially invited well-known experts and entrepreneurs from the separation machinery industry across the country to participate in the review of industry standards.

The Jiangxi Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources' 916 Team recently completed the investigation and evaluation of the limestone mine for cement use in Hengpo, Fenyi County, Jiangxi Province.

Collaboratively improving carbon reduction and environmental benefits across the entire steel industry chain has increasingly become an important aspect of Rio Tinto's sustainable development. Recently, Rio Tinto further deepened its cooperation with Tsinghua University and committed to investing 30 million yuan over the next five years to support the Tsinghua-Rio Tinto Joint Research Center for Resources, Energy, and Sustainable Development (Joint Research Center) in conducting related research.

"Our future dream is to create a green cultural town that integrates tourism and the unique cultural characteristics of Northeast China. This is also a long-term plan for us to transition to the tourism industry before the depletion of mining resources," said Yin Yuehua, chairman and general manager of Beifang Shengping Mining Group in Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province, as he outlined the beautiful blueprint for green mine construction to a reporter from China Mining News.