CHINA MINING 2006 is launching new awards. It will be presenting CHINA MINING Awards in five different categories for the very first time at this year's congress and exhibition. The awards will be distributed during the Awards Dinner at CHINA MINING 2006.

The awards recognise and promote industry leaders and reward them for their innovation and cooperation achievements in China. More and more international mining enterprises and financial institutions see CHINA MINING as a platform for their multi-level, cross-regional cooperation.

The CHINA MINING Awards will focus the spotlight on joint ventures that are leading the way in China's mining industry. In this 8th year of CHINA MINING, the new awards add a new dimension to China's largest mining conference.

 
CHINA MIING Awards will be presented in the following categories:

Prospector/Explorer of the Year Award
The recipient will be a company or person who discovered the most significant mineral deposit of the year.

 
Mine Development Award
For a company (foreign or domestic) that has successfully completed a feasibility study and is preparing to go into production.

 
Mining Environmental Protection Award
This Award will be given to an exploration project or mine in China which has demonstrated outstanding initiative, leadership, innovation and accomplishment in protecting and preserving the environment in the interests of sustainable development.

 
Technological Innovation Award
The winner will be a domestic company that has executed that most successful facility expansion or new technology adoption in the past 12 months.

 
Governmental Support Award
The Award will be given to the provincial Department of Land & Resource, which has provided the support for foreign companies its province.

Deadline for nomination submissions: September 15th, 2006