China’s strategic mineral exploration has made important progress

Recently, the Ministry of Land and Resources issued the “China Mineral Resources Report (2017)” (hereinafter referred to as “the report”). “Report” shows that since 2016, the Chinese government to vigorously promote the supply of mineral resources in the field of structural reform, the implementation of “to production, to inventory, to leverage, cost reduction, fill short board” five key tasks, deepen ” Joint management, optimization services “reform, and continuously enhance the capacity of mineral resources management services to economic and social development. China’s strategic mineral exploration has made important progress, the new discovery of a number of oil, natural gas, tungsten, gold, graphite and other important mineralogy, to achieve breakthroughs in the third phase of strategic action “good start.” The implementation of the “three deep and one soil” scientific and technological innovation strategy, natural gas hydrate exploration and development made a historic breakthrough, to achieve the sea gas hydrate exploration and development theory, technology, engineering and equipment independent innovation.

“Report” disclosure, 2016, most of our strategic mineral resources to identify the growth of reserves, mineral resources, further consolidate the family property. At the end of 2016, oil reserves of 3.5 billion tons of natural reserves of natural gas, 5.4 trillion cubic meters of natural gas, coal reserves of 159.8 billion tons of reserves, iron ore 84.1 billion tons, 10.11 million tons of copper, tungsten ore 10.16 million tons, gold 12167 Ton.

Geological survey investment continued to decline, but strategic mineral exploration has made important progress. In 2016, geological prospecting investment of 77.479 billion yuan, down 16.6% year on year decline for the fourth consecutive year. Oil added to more than 900 million tons of geological reserves, more than 700 billion cubic meters of natural gas, the new proven geological reserves of more than 100 million tons of oil field 2, more than 100 billion cubic meters of gas field 2. Coal reserves of more than 600 million tons of proven reserves, tungsten ore 603,100 tons, 824.50 tons of gold, graphite 36.663 million tons.

Supply side of the structural reform policy effect appears, stable supply of mineral products. In 2016, primary energy production of 3.46 billion tons of standard coal, down 4.2%; consumption of 4.36 billion tons of standard coal, an increase of 1.4%, the proportion of coal continued to decline. Coal production was 3.36 billion tons, down 3.0%; crude oil 200 million tons, down 7.7%; natural gas 136.83 billion cubic meters, up 1.7%; iron ore 1.28 billion tons, down 3.0%; cement 2.40 billion tons, up 2.5%.

Mine geological environment protection has been strengthened, green mining development smoothly. Green exploration into the “land and resources” thirteen five “plan”, and actively promote the use of green environmental technology, vigorously develop green mining. Select nine important mineral resources concentrated mining area, invested 60.69 million yuan to carry out 1: 500,000 mine geological environment survey 6150 square kilometers. The completion of the national geological environment of mining 590 square kilometers.

The rule of law in accordance with the law in depth, mineral resources, policies and regulations continue to improve. Since 2016, four geology and mineral management departments have been amended to abolish 315 normative documents. Continue to simplify the administrative licensing of geological and mineral matters, to promote the reform of the transfer of mining rights system to carry out the reform of mineral resources, monetary system, the full implementation of resource tax from the price.

Mineral resources management reform in depth, and strive to reduce the cost of mining enterprises. To further optimize the mineral resources of the whole layout of exploration, to promote the proven reserves of mineral resources unified right to register, to promote the construction of mineral resources reserve standard system, “National Mineral Resources Planning (2016-2017)” formally implemented.

Geological data management is becoming more and more perfect. Land and resources authorities and geological materials collection agencies to strengthen the management of geological data, strengthen information services, and further improve the geological data management system and technical standards, highlighting the network services and special services. In 2016, the National Geological Information Center, Land and Resources Physical Geological Information Center and 31 provincial geological materials museum provided a total of 30,400 person-to-house services, providing 118,000 copies of information services.

The degree of basic geological work to further improve the geological and mineral survey results are rich. As of the end of 2016, completed 1: 50000 regional geological survey area of ​​3.30606 million square kilometers, accounting for 38.9% of land area. In the periphery of Songliao Basin, Xinjiang Tarim and Junggar Basin and other surroundings, silver basin and other delineated 20 oil and gas prospecting area, the western region of manganese, copper, graphite, potassium, etc. have a major discovery.

The implementation of the “three deep and one land” land and resources science and technology innovation strategy, scientific and technological innovation ability significantly improved. To achieve the sea gas hydrate exploration and development theory, technology, engineering and equipment independent innovation. Innovative metallogenic model and exploration model of lead – zinc polymetallic deposit in “Sanjiang” orogenic belt. Issued the implementation of national standards for geological and mineral three, industry standard 45. The release of lithium, strontium and other six minerals mining recovery rate, beneficiation recovery rate, the overall utilization of the minimum index requirements, preferably 62 advanced technology to be promoted.

Cooperation in the international field has been continuously widened, and “international cooperation in geology and mineral resources” has achieved remarkable results. And actively promote bilateral and multilateral cooperation in the mining sector. Through the China International Mining Conference, China – ASEAN Mining Cooperation Forum and geological survey and other international exchange platform and project cooperation, and further expand with ASEAN, the United Nations agencies and the World Bank and other international organizations exchanges and cooperation to promote mining development.