Nine departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: By 2027, the amount of gold resources will increase by 5% to 10%, and the production of gold and silver will increase by more than 5%

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and nine other departments have issued the "Implementation Plan for High Quality Development of the Gold Industry (2025-2027)", which proposes that by 2027, the ability to guarantee gold resources and the innovation level of the industrial chain will be significantly improved. In terms of resource security, the amount of gold resources has increased by 5% -10%, and the production of gold and silver has increased by more than 5%; In terms of technological innovation, breakthroughs have been made in a number of key common technologies and equipment, and mining and beneficiation technologies such as cyanide free gold extraction at depths below 2000 meters have been applied. The supply capacity of high-end new materials for gold and silver has been significantly enhanced. The Implementation Plan states that gold is a strategic mineral resource with both commodity and monetary attributes, and is of great significance in maintaining national industrial and financial security. In recent years, China's gold industry has developed rapidly and has become the world's largest producer and consumer of gold.