As Wang Shin argues, the Chinkuashih-Chiufen area deserves to be recognized as a world heritage site based on the uniqueness of the veins and the rich variety of minerals. Even now it is being considered for designation as a "geological park."
在王鑫構想中，金、九地區的礦脈獨一無二，礦石種類豐富，藏著古老的地質秘密，足以列入世界遺產，近來農委會規劃的「地質公園」中，也已將金、九列為首批地質公園的掛牌地點。