第十四届国际采矿大会于5月14日下午在北京人民大会堂隆重开幕。来自世界50多个国家和地区1000位采矿界的专家、教授、学者、企业家及2700位矿业界代表出席了会议。国务院总理李鹏出席了大会开幕式并致词。李鹏总理还为国际采矿设备展览会题词:“合理开发,综合利用,促进矿业科技发展。”开幕式后,从5月15日到18日,在新落成的亚运村国际会议中心举行会议。2500余名中外矿业专家围绕着大会的主题——“未来的矿业发展趋势和展望”,进行了广泛深入地交流与探讨。大会期间共宣读和交流论文187篇,这是历届国际采矿大会上宣读和交流论文最多的一次。这些论文体现了当今世界采矿技术新水平,展示了世界采矿的现状和面临的新问题,以及在 The 14th International Mining Conference was grandly opened in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on the afternoon of May 14. Experts, professors, academics, entrepreneurs and 2,700 representatives of the mining industry from 1000 mining communities in more than 50 countries and regions attended the conference. Premier Li Peng attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech. Premier Li Peng also wrote an inscription for the International Mining Equipment Exhibition: “Rational development, comprehensive utilization, and promotion of mining science and technology development.” After the opening ceremony, from May 15 to 18, a meeting was held at the newly completed Asian Games Village International Conference Center. More than 2,500 Chinese and foreign mining experts conducted extensive and in-depth exchanges and discussions around the theme of the conference, “Future Mining Trends and Prospects.” During the conference, a total of 187 papers were read and exchanged, which was the most frequently read and exchanged papers at the previous international mining conferences. These papers reflect the new level of mining technology in the world today, presenting the status quo of the world’s mining industry and new issues facing it, as well as