Pei Rongfu

Pei Rongfu (; 24 August 1924 – 25 January 2025) was a Chinese engineer in the fields of geology of mineral deposits and mineral exploration science, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Life and career Pei was born in Linyu County, Zhili (now Qinhuangdao, Hebei), on 24 August 1924, while his ancestral home is in Liaocheng, Shandong. He returned to the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences in January 1978.

Honours and awards 1988 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class) for non-ferrous and rare metal deposits such as lead-zinc deposits in the Nanling Mountain area 1995 Li Siguang Geological Science Award 1999 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) 2007 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class) for China's metallogenic system and regional metallogenic evaluation