Mining Development Report of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (Sco) Member Countries (2023)

This is the first research report on mining development in the SCO member countries conducted by a Chinese research institute. It focuses on the economic development, mineral resources endowment and current status of mining development, mining investment environment, and cooperation in geosciences and mining industry between China and other SCO member countries. The aim of this book is to promote the practical cooperation in geoscience and mining in the SCO and to build a closer community of destiny for the development of mining industry in the SCO.
The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. The present version has been revised technically and linguistically by the authors in collaboration with a professional translator.

Dr. Jinrong Tang is the Deputy Director General of the Xi’an Center of Geological Survey, China Geological Survey. He is a research fellow, focusing on geological science and technology policy and mineral strategy. He has long been engaged in researches on the theory and strategic planning of domestic and foreign mineral resources management and the development strategy of geological work. He has conducted more than 10 national geological survey projects, public welfare industry research projects, and industrial planning research projects. More than 60 papers and 6 monographs have been published. He has received many important awards, including the first prize and 5 second prizes of the Scientific and Technological Achievement Award by the Ministry of Land and Resources of China, the Young Science and Technology Innovation Talent Award by the Ministry of Natural Resources of China, the Youth Geological Science and Technology Award (＂Silver Hammer Award＂) by the Geological Society of China, National Youth Worker Award by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of China, and Top Ten Outstanding Youth Award by the China Geological Survey.

Jun Hong is a senior engineer at the Xi’ an Centre of Geological Survey, China Geological Survey. His current research focuses on tectono-magmatism and mineralization in the Tethys metallogenic belt, especially carbonatite-alkaline rocks and REE-rare metal mineralization.

Zixin HE is a senior engineer of the Xi’an Center of China Geological Survey, Deputy secretary general of China-SCO Geosciences Cooperation Research Center, focusing on study of mineral resources and mining sector of the SCO countries.

Yongwei Gao is a professor of engineering at the Xi’an Center of Geological Survey, China Geological Survey. His research currently focuses on magmatic-hydrothermal gold deposits, porphyry copper deposits and pegmatite lithium deposits, and assessment of mineral resource potential in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt.

Zhongping Ma is the Deputy Chief Engineer of the Xi’an Center of Geological Survey, China Geological Survey. He is a research fellow, focusing on the study of geosciences and minerals, and is responsible for international cooperation with the countries in central and west Asia.

Yanjun Luo is a senior engineering at the Xi’an Center of Geological Survey, China Geological Survey. focusing on regional geological survey and assessment of mineral resource potential, and is responsible for international cooperation with the Tajikistan.