The mining industry, as one of the pillar industries of national economic development, is of great significance for economic development and social stability.

At the beginning of this year, the "Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Comprehensively Promoting the Construction of a Beautiful China" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions") were issued, proposing to strengthen the green and low-carbon transformation in energy, industry and other fields, coordinate industrial structure adjustment, pollution control, and ecological protection, and support high-quality development with a high-quality ecological environment.

How to promote industrial upgrading, improve product quality, extend the industrial chain, and create green emerging mineral products that meet the requirements of the times is a key aspect of the high-quality development of the mining industry.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the central government has repeatedly proposed to implement the new development concept, accelerate the research and application of new technologies, products, and processes, build a modern industrial system, accelerate the construction of a strong manufacturing and quality country, promote the high-end, intelligent, and green development of the manufacturing industry, and accelerate the adjustment and optimization of industrial and energy structures. All of these have put higher requirements on the development of mining enterprises.

The reporter found that in recent years, mining enterprises have achieved impressive results in transforming their economic development mode, promoting industrial transformation and upgrading, and promoting green development in the mining industry.

To develop the deep processing industry of mineral products, mining enterprises continuously extend their industrial chain to the downstream of mineral products, develop new products suitable for current economic development, and create new industrial clusters. The new coal chemical industry, which is developing rapidly at the current stage, has turned black energy into an important raw material for various industrial scenarios. It can be said that it has embarked on a path of green and sustainable development, among which many influential enterprises have emerged. Jining Energy Development Group operates 8 inland ports in Shandong Province, with a throughput capacity of 47 million tons per year and a container throughput capacity of 500000 TEUs, with the goal of building a first-class comprehensive energy group and integrated service provider for bulk commodity supply chain in China; In terms of high-end manufacturing, we have 5 national high-tech enterprises such as Haina Technology and Etam Fluid, with an annual production capacity of 400 ships and 100 ships for repair, becoming a new model of transformation and development. Southern Manganese Industry Group Co., Ltd. has strengthened the scientific utilization, rational development, and effective protection of manganese resources, transitioning from single mining to a new business model centered around the new energy industry. By the end of 2023, the electrolytic metal manganese production capacity of Southern Manganese Industry was 230000 tons, ranking second in China and second in the world; The production capacity of electrolytic manganese dioxide is 185000 tons, ranking first in China and the world, creating a globally leading manganese industry chain and manganese series product line.

At present, China‘s economic and social development has entered a high-quality stage of accelerating green and low-carbon development. Ecological civilization construction and environmental protection require a batch of new energy and materials with low energy consumption, low pollutant carbon emissions, and high energy added value to help build a beautiful home with blue sky, green earth, and clear water. The issuance of the Opinion has put forward new target requirements for mining enterprises on how to continue developing new industries.

The Opinion proposes to implement a comprehensive conservation strategy, promote energy conservation, land conservation, material conservation, mineral conservation, and water conservation, build a green manufacturing and service system, accelerate the construction of a waste utilization system, strengthen and upgrade metallurgical technology and equipment, and "extract and clean" resources.

As is well known, resources are the lifeline of mines, and there are two important ways to extend the lifespan of mines. Firstly, increase exploration efforts, deepen blind spots, and obtain more underground resources within a limited exploration and mining range; The second is to improve the comprehensive utilization rate of mineral resource extraction, and discover new symbiotic or associated minerals with economic value during the mining process.

In addition to solidly practicing these two basic skills, the reporter believes that mining enterprises also need to continue to elongate the mining industry chain, build deep processing industry clusters, improve the comprehensive utilization rate of resources, enhance enterprise competitiveness, and promote industrial transformation and upgrading.

In addition, mining enterprises need to vigorously promote the deep integration of industrial digitization, intelligence, and greening, accelerate the construction of high-tech and green environmental protection industries, and walk out a "new and strong" development path.