01 July 2019

TsNIGRI experts take part in the mining forum (Harbin) and hold working meetings with Chinese colleagues

FSBI TsNIGRI delegation took part in the mining forum held on June 13-14, 2019 in Harbin (China). A.I. Ivanov, Scientific Director of TsNIGRI, made a presentation, "Russian diamond, precious and base metal mineral base: status and trends", at the opening of the forum. The delegation also included heads of TsNIGRI departments (E.E. Kotelnikov, R.H. Mansurov, V.N. Khasanov and T.V. Seravina).

The forum was held as part of the Russian-Chinese EXPO, a large-scale international event held by the governments of China and Russia. The organizers are the Ministry of Commerce of China, the People's government of Heilongjiang province, the Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.

TsNIGRI experts visited the Russian-Chinese EXPO-2019 international exhibition held in the Harbin International Congress Center on June 15-19, 2019. The sixth Russian-Chinese EXPO, held in the 70th year of diplomatic relations between China and Russia focused on interregional cooperation between China and Russia: opportunities, potential and the future.

Before the forum, A.I. Ivanov, Scientific Director of TsNIGRI, met with Mr. Nie Yunlin, Deputy Chairman of the People's government of Heilongjiang province. During the meeting, both sides confirmed their intention to strengthen cooperation in further mineral bases development within the border territories of Russia and Heilongjiang province, China.

This visit to China was preceded by a bilateral working meeting in Beijing in November 2018, where TsNIGRI representatives and the China Mining Association delegation headed by Wang Ping, General Secretary of the Association, discussed cooperation issues. In June 2019, Chinese colleagues organized a number of field trips for the Russian experts. On June 15-18, 2019, TsNIGRI scientists visited the Duobaoshan porphyry copper deposit and the Dunang gold deposit in Heilongjiang province, as well as the Baiyun gold deposit in Liaoning province and inspected the main production facilities and production management center.

At the end of the field trips, TsNIGRI delegation arrived in Beijing. On June 19-21, the Russian experts held a series of working meetings with representatives of the China Geoscience Academy’s Institute of Mineral Resources, China Geological Survey’s Center for Research and Development and the China University of Geosciences (Beijing).

A meeting was held as previously agreed by FSBI TsNIGRI and China Geoscience Academy’s Institute of Mineral Resources. The parties plan to jointly develop the international project, "3-D gold deposits geological model and its use for prospecting and exploration". Before the second project tender round, the parties discussed application-related issues.

Based on the previously signed LoI of cooperation between FSBI TsNIGRI and the China Geological Survey’s Center for Science and Development, and in accordance with the Protocol, which stipulates specific work areas, Russian and Chinese colleagues met again to form the final version of the agreement on the joint Russian-Chinese project, "Metallogenic zoning of border areas of the Far East". China Geological Survey’s Center for Science and Development representative of the working group was Tan Yongjie, a chief geologist.

TsNIGRI delegation held talks with the management of the Chinese University of Geosciences (Beijing). A Chinese representative of the working group was Yalin Lei, Vice-rector of the University for international cooperation. Potential cooperation in research and postgraduate students training was discussed and the final version of the cooperation agreement between TsNIGRI and the China University of Geosciences (Beijing) was agreed.

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A.I. Ivanov and E.E. Kotelnikov meet the management of the University of Geosciences (Beijing)
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A.I. Ivanov and E.E. Kotelnikov meet the management of the China Geoscience Academy’s Institute of Mineral Resources (Beijing)
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A.I. Ivanov and E.E. Kotelnikov meet the staff of the China Geological Survey’s Center for Science and Development (Beijing)
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Presentation by A.I. Ivanov at the opening of the mining forum (Harbin)
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TsNIGRI delegation visits Dunang gold deposit (China, Heilongjiang province)
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A.I. Ivanov visits Paiyun gold deposit (China, Liaoning province)
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TsNIGRI delegation visits Duobaoshan copper deposit (China, Heilongjiang province)
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A.I. Ivanov, Scientific Director of TsNIGRI and T.A. Golovina, head of JSC Polymetal exploration technologies department meet Mr. Nie Yunlin, Deputy Chairman of the People's government of Heilongjiang province