The  organizing committee has announced that the conference program at CHINA MINING 2012 has been published. To date, more than 400 exhibitors and more than 5,000 delegates from 50 countries and regions have been confirmed to attend. Under the theme of Join Hands to Meet Challenges and Promote Sustainable Development five keynote sessions and more than 40 breakout sessions take place featuring more than 200 speakers.

Keynote Speakers and Topics on November 4 include:

• Roderick G. Eggert, Professor and Director of the Division of Economics and Business, Colorado School of Mines: Economic Perspectives on Global Mineral and Metal Markets
• Ba Shusong, Vice President, Development Research Center of the State Council & Chief Economist, China Banking Association: Trends of China’s economic form and financial policies
• Murtaza Syed, Resident Representative in China, International Monetary Fund: China and the Global Economy
• Cao Yuanzheng, Chief Economist, Bank of China: Macro Economy

Keynote Speakers during the Mining Ministers & Mining Development Forum on November 5 include 25 foreign (Vice-) Ministers as well as 15 representatives from leading Chinese mining companies and international financial institutions, include:

• The Hon. Davaajav Gankhuyag, Minister of Mines, Mongolia
• The Hon. Nurlan Sauranbayev, Vice Minister, Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• The Hon. Byron James Chan. MP, Minister for Mining, Papua New Guinea
• The Hon. Ms. Susan Shabangu, MP, Minister of Department of Mineral Resources of the Republic of South Africa
• The Hon. Jorge Merino Tafur, Minister of Energy & Mines, Peru
• The Hon. Christopher Yaluma, Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Conservancy Development, Zambia
• The Hon. Jorge Omar Mayoral, Secretary of Argentina Mining, Federal Ministry of Public Investment Planning and Services of Argentina
• Zhou Zhongshu, President, China Minmetals Corporation
• Wang Jianhua, Chairman, Shandong Gold Group Co., Ltd.
• Zou Ling. Actual Controller, Tianjin ZRHL Group Ltd.
• Richard Horrocks-Taylor, European Head of Mining and Metals, RBC Capital Markets
• Han Jianguo, A Member of the CPC Leading Group, Vice President, Shenhua Group Corporation Limited
• Song Xin, Vice General Manager, China National Gold Group Corporation
• Luo Tao, President, China Nonferrous Metal Mining (Group) Co., Ltd.
• Li Tong, CEO, BOC International Holdings Limited
• Xiong Weiping, President, Aluminum Corporation of China (CHINALCO)
• Qi Ming, Vice General Manager, Yunnan Metallurgical Group Co., Ltd.
• Zhang Youxi, Chairman of Board & Party Secretary, Datong Coal Mine Group Co., Ltd.
• Lu Dongshang, Chairman, Shandong Zhaojin Group Co., Ltd. Zhaojin Mining Industry Co., Ltd.
• Qiu Xiaohua, Vice Chairman, Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.
• Craig Bond, Chief Executive, Standard Bank Asia

Special feature at CHINA MINING 2012: Forums during the registration day on November 3:

• China’s Private Mining Outbound Investment Forum
• Mining Procurement China – Round Table
• Mining Technology and Equipment
• Mining in Brazil
• Mining in Russia & Central Asia
• Chinese Private Enterprises Cross-Border Financing Round Table.