Shanghai mining meet to open up new opportunities

摘要

China mining laws and their enforcement could be further strengthened at the inaugural Metal Mining North-East Asia 2006 conference in Shanghai June 22, The conference will kick off on June 22 and 23 in Shanghai with strong support from authoritative governmental departments and industry organizations. Attended by the executives and experts from international mining giants and professionals endeavored in the development of metal mining industry in North-East Asia, this event is to provide an unparalleled networking platform for industry leaders to convene, China mining officials and international mining executives will meet to discuss how China's learn and do business. "In order for China to continue to modernize its mining industry, the enforcement of its mining laws must be strengthened," said Conference Producer Sania Ma, senior project manager at China Decision Makers Consultancy, the conference's organizer. "Some local mining executives in some provinces are not strictly following the laws Beijing developed to promote international investment in China's mining industry. When these executives do not strictly follow the laws, the resulting uncertainty makes the climate for investment by international companies less inviting," Ma adds. More investment by international companies would be beneficial for China's mining industry because Chinese mining companies have not yet acquired all the advanced mining technology international companies possess. Without this technology, some of China's more difficult-to-process ore cannot be exploited. China, according to industry reports, has the world's third largest reserve of minerals. The "Metal Mining North-East Asia 2006" is designed by China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association and China Mining Association and jointly organized by China Nonferrous Metals Magazine, China Mining Magazine and China Decision Makers Consultancy with the official endorsement from Mongolian National Mining Association, China international Mining Group and Austcham. The event will bring together leading public and private players to address important issues including the investment climate,, IPO opportunities for Chinese mining projects and mining companies, mineral products trading, advanced technologies in mineral exploration and exploitation, expansion overseas by Chinese mining companies and the promotion of the sound development of the metal mining industry in North-East Asia, especially China. To better address the opportunities and challenges in the North-East Asia metal mining sector, eminent speakers from leading domestic mining groups and international mining giants and officials from the relevant ministries for mining policies including Aluminum Corporation of China Limited, China Minmetals Corporation, China Nonferrous Metal Mining & Construction (Group) Co., Ltd, Yunnan Copper Co. Ltd, China Mining Right Market, Mongolian National Mining Association, CIMG, New York Mercantile Exchange, Rio Tinto, Norisk Nickle, Gold Fields, Ministry of Land and Resources, State Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Finance of PRC, Ministry of Commerce of PRC and AON-COFCO will attend. AII this will make attending Metal Mining North-East Asia 2006 a must for international mining executives.