凝聚可持续发展的力量——写在2022中国国际矿业大会开幕之际

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　　又是一年桂花香，国际矿业迎盛会。9月21日-23日，以“可持续的矿业，为了可持续的经济增长”为主题的2022（第二十四届）中国国际矿业大会以“线上”的方式举行。

　　矿业是推动世界经济增长的主要动力，有些国家甚至把能源和矿产作为摆脱政治和经济危机的工具。当前，全球发展进程遭受严重冲击，国际发展合作动能减弱，南北发展差距进一步扩大。在世界百年未有之大变局加速演进，世界之变、时代之变、历史之变的特征更加明显的新形势下，本届矿业大会如何为未来矿业发展把脉定向、更好地促进矿业实现可持续发展，更令人关注。

　　习近平总书记指出：“我们不能吃祖宗饭、断子孙路”。可持续发展是经济、社会、资源和环境保护协调的发展；是既要达到发展经济的目的又要保护好人类赖以生存的自然资源和环境，使子孙后代能够永续发展、人与自然和谐共生的发展。而矿业的可持续发展不仅是矿业高质量发展的必由之路，也是实现可持续经济增长的基石和保障。本届大会之所以把主题定为“可持续的矿业，为了可持续的经济增长”，也足以说明矿业对经济增长的重要性。

　　实现矿业可持续发展，是实现矿业高质量发展的必由之路。

　　实现矿业可持续发展，必须坚持“开源节流”，不断提升矿产资源保障能力，把“工业粮食”的饭碗牢牢端在自己手中。矿产资源在全球分布不均衡这一特性，直接决定了世界上没有任何一个国家可以完全依靠本国的矿产资源来满足发展需要，也决定了矿业行业是一个全球性、开放性、包容性的行业。这就要求我们：一方面要两眼盯内，在不断加大国内矿产勘查开发力度、尽快寻求地质找矿新突破、实现增储扩能基础上，要善用资源，进一步加强战略性矿产的保护和节约利用，不断提高矿产资源综合利用水平。另一方面，要充分利用“两个市场、两种资源”，坚持“合作共赢、共同发展”的原则，继续加大国际矿业投资合作力度。

　　实现矿业可持续发展，必须全面贯彻新发展理念，以绿色为“底色”，真正把矿业行业打造为创新为第一动力、协调为内在特点、绿色为普遍形态、开放为必由之路、共享为根本目的的全新式发展。中国的绿色矿山建设经过10多年的探索和实践，已基本构建起了绿色矿业发展格局，形成了一大批在全球可复制、可推广的中国绿色矿山建设方案。中国的许多企业在“走出去”过程中，把中国的绿色矿山建设经验带到国外，改善了与当地的关系，树立了良好国际形象。不可否认的是，当前，世界上一些地方生态环境还较脆弱，矿业开发与生态环境保护还存在矛盾，矿业的可持续发展能力还较薄弱。这就要求我们在“走出去”过程中，必须继续坚定不移地加强绿色矿山建设，以中国方案与智慧来不断提升矿业的可持续发展能力。

　　实现矿业可持续发展，必须加强初级矿产品保供，加快构建新发展格局，为经济增长“固本强元”。能源、矿产等初级产品是整个经济最为基础的部分，其供给保障能力强不强、水平高不高，直接决定着全球经济发展的成色、韧性和抗冲击能力，乃至影响高水平自立自强目标的顺利实现。随着全球经济的不断发展、人们生活水平的不断提高，以及能源结构的不断调整优化，全球对多数初级产品的需求仍将不断增加。必须遵循“包容普惠、互利共赢”的原则，坚持共商共建共享，加强全球矿业的合作交流，运用多种手段，采取多项措施，从资源、运输、流通等多个环节入手，构造全球矿业全产业链。

　　“发展是破解各种难题、实现人民幸福的关键。”在6月22日举行的金砖国家工商论坛开幕式上的主旨演讲中，中国国家主席习近平着眼摆在人类面前的时代之问，鲜明提出了把握时代潮流、缔造光明未来的4点主张，“我们要守望相助，共同促进全球可持续发展”是其中之一，这不仅为实现全球共同发展、开创全球发展事业更加光明的前景凝聚了共识、指明了方向，也为全球矿业的可持续发展、经济的可持续增长定向掌舵、明确了方向。

　　潮平两岸阔，风正一帆悬。只有共同构建全球矿业发展共同体，不断提升全球矿产资源安全保障能力，不断提高全球矿业可持续发展水平，才能实现全球经济可持续增长，才能为人类共同发展开辟更加广阔的前景。

　　When osmanthus flowers bloom, the grand event of international mining industry comes again. From September 21st to 23rd, the 2022 (24th) China Mining Conference and Exhibition with the theme of "Sustainable Mining, for Sustainable Economic Growth" will be held online.

　　Mining is the primary impetus behind the world economic growth, and some countries even regard energy and minerals as tools to get rid of the political and economic crisis. At present, the global development process has been hit hard and the momentum of international development cooperation has been weakened, resulting in a bigger gap between Global North and South. Today, the changes of the world, of our times and of history are unfolding in ways like never before. Under the new situation, how the 2022 China Mining Conference and Exhibition will determine the future direction of mining development and better promote Mining Sustainable Development is of particular concern.

　　"We must not exhaust all the resources passed on to us by previous generations and leave nothing to our children". General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out. Sustainable development is the coordinated development of economic, social, resource and environmental protection. It is not only to achieve the purpose of economic development, but also to protect the natural resources and environment which provide very basis for the human race to survive. Only then can we realize sustainable development for future generations and harmonious coexistence between man and nature. While Mining Sustainable Development is not only the only way for the high-quality development of the mining industry, but also the cornerstone and guarantee for sustainable economic growth. The conference theme "Sustainable Mining, for Sustainable Economic Growth" may suffice to illustrate the importance of mining to economic growth.

　　Achieving Mining Sustainable Development is the only way to achieve high-quality development of the mining industry.

　　To achieve Mining Sustainable Development, we must continue to the open up the source and regulate the flow from time to time, improve the mineral resources security capability, and control over our own "Industrial Grain" supply. The uneven distribution of mineral resources in the world determines that no country in the world can entirely depend on its own mineral resources to meet development needs. Thus mining is a global, open and inclusive industry. This requires us to keep an eye on both sides. On the one hand, we must continue to strengthen efforts on domestic mineral exploration and development so as to seek new breakthroughs in geological prospecting as soon as possible and realize the increase of reserves and capacity. Based on this, we must make best use of resources, further strengthen the protection and economical utilization of strategic and critical minerals, and constantly improve the level of comprehensive utilization of mineral resources. On the other hand, it is necessary to fully utilize both domestic and international markets and resources, uphold the principle of "Win-Win Cooperation and Mutual Benefit", and strength the efforts on international mining investment cooperation.

　　To achieve Mining Sustainable Development, we must fully apply the New Development Philosophy. It requires that green is taken as the "background color", and the mining industry is transferred into a new development model with innovation as the primary engine, coordination as the internal characteristic, green as the universal form, openness as the unavoidable path, and sharing as the fundamental purpose. After more than 10 years of exploration and practice building green mine, China has basically established a green mining development dynamic. A large number of Chinese Green Mine construction programs that can be copied and promoted to other countries have been formed. In the process of "Going Global", many Chinese enterprises have brought China's green mine construction experience abroad, improving their relations with the local area, resulting in a good international profile. It is undeniable that at present, the ecological environment in some parts of the world is still relatively fragile. There is still a contradiction between mining development and ecological environmental protection, and therefore a weak mining sustainable development ability. It requires us to remain steadfast in our commitment to Green Mines construction in the process of "Going Global", and continue to improve Mining Sustainable Development ability base on Chinese approaches and knowledge.

　　To achieve Mining Sustainable Development, we must strengthen the supply of primary minerals products, accelerate the creation of a New Development Dynamic, and consolidate the basis for economic growth. Energy, minerals and other primary products are the most basic part of the entire economy. As a result, the capacity and level of the primary products supply security directly determine the quality, resilience and shock resistance, and even the realization of high-level self-reliance and self-improvement objectives will be affected. With the development of the global economy, the improvement of the people's living standard, and the optimization of the energy structure, the global demand for most primary products will grow constantly. We must follow the principle that "Inclusive growth for all", adhere to consultation, co-construction and sharing, strengthen cooperation and exchanges in the global mining. We can start from resources, transportation, circulation and other links to contribute to the entire global mining industry chain with a variety of measures.

　　"Development is the key to various problems and people's happiness." In his keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum held on June 22nd, Chinese President Xi Jinping put forward a 4-point proposition which helped to grasp the trend of the times and create a bright future. One of 4-point proposition that "We must watch out for each other and jointly promote global sustainable development", not only points out the direction for the Global Common Development but the prospect for the global mining and economy sustainable development.

　　As an ancient Chinese poem says, "The water's wide at the full tide, A sail with ease hangs in soft breeze". Only by jointly building a community of global mining development, enhancing the security and guarantee capabilities of global mineral resources, and improving the sustainable development level of the global mining industry can we achieve a sustainable growth in the global economy and open up broader prospects for the common development.