International Symposium on Critical Metal Mineralization was held in CUG

International Symposium on Critical Metal Mineralization was held in CUG

(Correspondent: Xu Jia) International Symposium on Critical Metal Mineralization, sponsored by Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploration of Strategic Mineral Resources, School of Earth Resource and State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, and co-organized by the Nuclear Industry Geological Bureau of Hunan Geological Institute and the Fourth Geological group of Hubei Geological Bureau was held in CUG from December 16 to December 18, 2019. More than 60 experts from China, Germany, Canada, Czech Republic, Australia, Russia and other countries and regions gathered here to discuss the research and application of key metal mineralization.

Chart 1-2  Opening Ceremony

On the morning of December 17, the opening ceremony of the conference was held in the academic lecture hall of the BAJIAOLOU of our university. People who attended the opening ceremony as below. Robert B. Trumbull, chief scientist of Petroleum Group, Potsdam Geoscience Research Center, Germany, Karel Breiter, expert of mineral deposit science, Czech Academy of Sciences, and Professor Elena v. Badanina, Department of Geosciences, National University of St. Petersburg, Russia, Wang Yanxin, President of our university and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hou Zengqian, deputy director of the National Natural Science Foundation and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mao Jingwen, academician of the Chinese Academy of engineering, and Rao Guian, deputy director of the science and Technology Department of the Department of education, Hubei Province.

Professor Jiang Shaoyong, director of Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploration of Strategic Mineral Resources and assistant to the president of our university, presided over the opening ceremony and introduced the basic information of the meeting. Wang Yanxin addressed a welcome speech. On behalf of the school, he extended a warm welcome to the experts and scholars at home and abroad. He said that this conference is the first International Conference on the mineralization of key metals in China. He hoped that the experts attending the conference would take this opportunity to have a deep exchanges, promote the development and application of exploration of key metal deposits and deposits exploration at home and abroad, and contribute more wisdom to solving the bottleneck constraints of key metal resources and serving the strategic action of prospecting breakthrough. He also introduced the general situation of our university, and hoped that the participants would take this opportunity to learn more about China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), deepen cooperation and promote friendship between China and foreign countries.

Chart 3  Welcome Speech by Principal Wang Yanxin

Hou Zengqian addressed a speech. On behalf of NSFC, he congratulated the successful holding of the meeting. He pointed out that critical metals are indispensable and important supporting raw materials for new materials, new energy, information technology, aerospace, sophisiticated weapons and other emerging industries, which have important strategic significance for the development of world economy and science and technology. In recent years, the United States, the European Union and Australia had released key mineral resources strategic initiatives. In July this year, NSFC also set up a major project to study the enrichment dynamics of key metals (2020-2027). This conference had set up an international exchange platform to show the latest progress and hot issues of key metals and key mineral resources research, which means great significance.

Chart 4  Speech by Academician Hou Zengqian

After the opening ceremony, many well-known experts at home and abroad were invited to make a theme report. Mao Jingwen, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Karel Breiter, ore deposit expert of Czech Academy of Sciences, Elena V. Badanina, Professor of the Department of Geosciences, National University of St. Petersburg, Russia, Song Xieyan, researcher of the State Key Laboratory of ore deposit geochemistry, Institute of geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Yang Zhiming, researcher of the Center of Energy and Resources, Chinese Academy of Geosciences, respectively reported in depth as the follow themes, “Tungsten and tin deposits in China through geological history”，“Model of origin of subvolcanic greisen-style Sn-W-Li deposit in the Erzgebirge”，“Amazonite-bearing Li-F granites from Eastern Transbaikalia, Russia: conditions and mechanisms of ore-forming processes”，“Magmatic sulfide deposits in China, features and exploration potential”，“Porphyry copper deposits and related critical metal mineralization in China”.

Chart 5-7  Theme Reports by Experts at Home and Abroad

During the one-and-a-half-day academic conference, more than 20 experts at home and abroad made a special oral report, and carried out a heated discussion on "the diagenesis and mineralization of rare metal granite and pegmatite", "the diagenesis and mineralization of alkali carbonatite type niobium rare earth deposit", "the metallogenic law, metallogenic model and prospecting prediction of key metals", etc.

Chart 8-10  Questions and Discussions with Experts at the Meeting

Based on the great significance of key minerals to national security and the development of emerging industries, the conference focused on the frontier and progress of key metal mineralization research, drew on the advanced international theory and technology level, conducted in-depth discussion and exchange, received extensive attention and active participation from peers at home and abroad, and provided a platform for domestic researchers to learn and exchange. The achievements of the conference will play a positive role in promoting the research of key metal mineralization in China.