Chapter 1 Overview of economic development in SCO Member States -- Chapter 2 General situation of mineral resources in SCO Member States -- Chapter 3 Current status of mining development in SCO Member States -- Chapter 4 Analysis of the mining investment environment in SCO Member States -- Chapter 5 Status of Mining Cooperation between China and SCO Member States -- Chapter 6 Outlook for mining cooperation in the SCO countries.

This is the first research report on mining development in the SCO member countries conducted by a Chinese research institute. It focuses on the economic development, mineral resources endowment and current status of mining development, mining investment environment, and cooperation in geosciences and mining industry between China and other SCO member countries. The aim of this book is to promote the practical cooperation in geoscience and mining in the SCO and to build a closer community of destiny for the development of mining industry in the SCO. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. The present version has been revised technically and linguistically by the authors in collaboration with a professional translator.