It is well known that although China's mineral resources are relatively abundant, the per capita amount is low, the overall endowment is poor, and the development is difficult. With the further intensification of global resource competition, the global competition for bulk minerals is gradually evolving into control over key mineral resources.

November 2021

The Central Political Bureau deliberated on the "National Security Strategy (2021-2025)", clearly proposing to ensure energy and mineral security, and for the first time raising mineral security to a national strategy.

2023

The Ministry of Natural Resources issued the "Opinions of the Ministry of Natural Resources on Deepening the Reform of Mineral Resource Management", clearly proposing to strengthen domestic exploration and development of important mineral resources and increase reserves and production.

With the increasing degree of exploitation and utilization of mineral resources, the ore grade has been declining year by year. Preemptive tailings disposal, improving the efficiency of subsequent grinding and beneficiation, and reducing beneficiation costs have become an inevitable trend in the development of the mining industry.

Setting two industry precedents

Targeting the pain points and difficulties in China's intelligent ore sorting field, Jumper Technology empowers the traditional mining industry through AI high-tech technology. With a pioneering spirit, it continues to explore the road of technological research and development, successfully developing an intelligent ore sorting system, creating two national precedents:

1. The first domestic lead-zinc mine intelligent ore sorting technology - the original ore pre-tailings disposal project was officially put into operation at a beneficiation plant of a company in Hunan Province.

2. The first domestic gold mine intelligent ore sorting technology was applied in Tongbai Xingyuan Mine.

Jumper Technology's intelligent ore sorting technology, based on the actual production needs of mining enterprises, follows the "one mine, one plan" principle. It establishes corresponding analytical models for different mineral characteristics, uses big data analysis to digitally identify ore and waste rock, and ultimately achieves the purpose of highly efficient and accurate waste rock discharge. This technology fills the technological gap in the lead-zinc and gold ore sorting industries in China and also provides valuable experience for other mines.

In December 2021, the key technology research and development and engineering demonstration project for the construction of a lead-zinc mine without tailings with Jumper Technology and a Hunan company passed the scientific and technological achievement appraisal of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association and won the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Science and Technology Award ; in March 2024, the key technology research and application project for intelligent sorting and precise separation of low-grade gold ore at Tongbai Xingyuan Mining Co., Ltd. was awarded the China Gold Association Science and Technology Award.

Technical strength officially recognized

In recent years, Jumper Technology has adhered to innovation as its guide, actively establishing production, education, and research cooperation with scientific research institutions, and jointly building an intelligent ore picking production demonstration base with state-owned enterprises to promote the rapid development of intelligent sorting technology. The intelligent ore sorting equipment independently developed by the company has been successively selected for Hunan Province's energy-saving and water-saving "new technologies, new equipment and new products" promotion catalog, the Ministry of Natural Resources' "Advanced and Applicable Technology Catalog for Mineral Resource Conservation and Comprehensive Utilization (2022 Edition)" and the Eagle Eye super algorithm platform was successfully selected for "2023 Provincial Key Software Field Key Technology Research and Development Project Plan" 。

To date, intelligent sorting series products have been successfully put into use in Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Qinghai, Hunan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan and other provinces and Russia, helping users significantly improve ore beneficiation grade, reduce energy consumption, increase concentrate production capacity, extend mine service life, reduce environmental pollution, and significantly improve the economic benefits of mining enterprises.

It is understood that in China, the demand for the mining machinery manufacturing industry increased from 5.6147 million tons in 2018 to 6.2357 million tons in 2022 and is expected to maintain a growth trend in the next few years (data source: Ore Sorting Machine Industry Report: Global and China Market Status and Future Development Trends 2024). The huge market potential will bring broader development space for Jumper Technology.

In the future, Jumper Technology will adhere to the concept of innovation driven by independent technology, continue to increase R&D investment, and strive to develop many technologically advanced and high-performance products in the field of intelligent sorting, contributing its strength to ensuring national mineral resource strategic security and the sustained and rapid development of the national economy.