On September 11, at the 2026 China International Mining Conference, China Mining News of the China Geological Survey officially released the “Global Mining Development Report 2026”. According to the report data, in 2025, the world's major solid mineral exploration investment was US$12.401 billion, a slight decrease of 0.6% over the previous year, falling for the fourth year in a row, but the decline was significantly narrower than the previous year. Among them, the grassroots exploration investment was US$2,574 million, which further shrank to 20.8% of the total exploration investment, and concerns about the continuation of resources were highlighted.

On September 11, at the 2026 China International Mining Conference, China Mining News of the China Geological Survey officially released the “Global Mining Development Report 2026”. According to the report data, in 2025, the world's major solid mineral exploration investment was US$12.401 billion, a slight decrease of 0.6% over the previous year, falling for the fourth year in a row, but the decline was significantly narrower than the previous year. Among them, the grassroots exploration investment was US$2,574 million, which further shrank to 20.8% of the total exploration investment, and concerns about the continuation of resources were highlighted.