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Major tasks: smart supervision system for mineral resource
development and utilization.
? The new regulation contains eight chapters
and 58 articles, covering the full cycle of mineral Several Policies for Encouraging the
resource development ? from prospecting Development of Data Industry in Guizhou
and mining rights to ecological restoration, Province (Trial Implementation) 122
resource reserves, emergency response and legal
supervision. It fully aligns with the national law¡¯s In August 2025, the government issued Several
provisions on mineral security, strategic resource Policies for Encouraging the Development
management and ecological rehabilitation, offering of Data Industry in Guizhou Province (Trial
robust legal safeguards for safe, scientific, efficient Implementation), aiming to support the provision
and green mining in Guizhou. of high-quality data, promote the development
of data technology standards, support the
? The regulation fully implements the application of data scenarios and provide financial
provincial government¡¯s ¡°Efficient Mining¡± strategy, support to enterprises. The policy emphasizes
focusing on managing the entire lifecycle of mineral the importance of simplifying the process of
resources with a framework built on four pillars: implementing policies, optimizing the reporting
precise prospecting, targeted allocation, refined process and creating a favorable environment for
mining and advanced utilization. the development of the data industry in Guizhou.
It will be implemented from the date of its release
? It supports a new round of strategic mineral until 31 December 2028.
exploration, emphasizing geological surveys and
assessments in key mineral zones. It promotes Major tasks:
diversified investment and incentives, while utilizing
digital technologies like big data, cloud computing ? Supporting the development of
and AI to strengthen exploration capacity. characteristic industries: The government will
encourage the development of data annotation,
? The regulation standardizes the competitive cloud services and AI. It will also support the
granting of mining rights and encourages the development of industries such as video rendering,
release of ¡°ready-to-mine¡± sites. It aims to solve animation and games.
issues such as ¡°claiming without exploration¡± or
¡°occupying without mining¡±, thereby improving ? Fostering high-quality enterprises: The
resource allocation efficiency. government will support the development
of key small and medium-sized enterprises
? It calls for industry-specific development in the data industry, as well as the growth of
plans, sets limits on extraction intensity enterprises with independent core technologies.
and encourages integrated development It will also provide support for data enterprises
of advantageous mineral clusters. Unified to participate in domestic and international trade
development of single mineral bodies is supported fairs and exhibitions.
to avoid inefficient small-scale mining. Companies
are encouraged to cooperate with research ? Attracting talent: The government will utilize
institutions to optimize the use of high-grade existing talent introduction policies to support data
resources and unlock the full potential of low- enterprises in hiring high-level talent. It will also
grade ores. encourage the employment of college graduates
and skilled personnel, as well as the introduction of
? On the enforcement side, the regulation high-level technical and management talent from
introduces dynamic monitoring of mineral reserves, domestic and foreign well-known data enterprises
mandates that related expenses be included in and research institutions.
fiscal budgets and enhances information-sharing 122 Government of Guizhou, https://www.guizhou.gov.
across departments. Technologies such as satellite cn/zwgk/zcfg/szfwj/qfbh/202508/t20250828_88531890.
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