How to transform and develop the geotechnical investigation industry under the new normal

Now, people in the industry often say that the mining industry has been caught in the cold winter, and some surveyors are confused and even anxious. This is the pressure from the downside of the mining industry. However, the fact that the mining industry has entered a downturn does not mean that the geotechnical survey industry has also entered a downturn. In the process of building a well-off society in an all-round way, the demand for mineral resources in China is still a rigid demand. In some areas, the demand for geological work will even increase continuously, and the prospects for the geological prospecting industry are still very optimistic.

Wang Jiahua, executive vice president of the China Association of Mining Industry, believes that China's geotechnical investigation should be correctly understood. The argument for the "winter" is biased. Dialectically, China's geotechnical investigation is not only winter but all seasons. Some private survey companies have begun to apply "Internet +", but the vast majority of traditional state-owned geological survey units have not yet applied "Internet +." "Internet +" is just early spring for the Chinese geological survey industry. If we say that in the past ten years of gold, mineral products alone could “make money lying down”, now it is necessary to rely on reform and innovation, strengthening management, and reducing costs in order to obtain profits. Such a forceful mechanism contributes to a large extent The transformation of the company has boosted the development of the company, which is a very dynamic summer for the company. At present, the market value of Canada's primary survey companies has fallen sharply. If you take advantage of this opportunity to purchase overseas high-quality mineral resources, you will be able to use cabbage prices to buy quality resources and gain more. This is like a golden harvest.

It is an important work in the current economic operation of China to push for steady growth, structural adjustment, and transformation. For the new normal geological survey industry, there are endless opportunities. Steady growth means that there is still a considerable economic size, which requires matching mineral resources and geological survey work; adjusting the structure, we should focus our exploration work on the national strategic energy demand. Therefore, the geotechnical survey work must be more proactive in adapting to the new tasks and requirements put forward by the new normal of economic development, more actively serving the country’s major strategies, more active in transferring modes, adjusting structures, and more actively relying on deepening reform and innovation to drive development. A new approach to geological work with Chinese characteristics.

Yun Rong is a ruthless spring. On April 10th, the Second Session of the Third Session of the China Mining and Mineral Exploration Association and the Symposium on Geological Prospecting Reform and Development was held in Beijing. Peng Qiming, Director of the Department of Geological Exploration of the Ministry of Land and Resources, and Wang Jiahua, Executive Vice President of the China Association of Mining Industry, attended the meeting and delivered speeches to the participants, conveying the deployment of major decisions made and implemented by the Ministry of Land and Resources under the new situation. The actual problems existing in the current geological survey work, and put forward specific requirements for the work of the Geological Prospecting Association, and pointed out the direction for the Geological Prospecting Association to carry out various tasks in the future.

During the conference, Lu Jin, Executive Chairman of the China Mining and Mineral Exploration Association, made a presentation on behalf of the Council entitled “Recognizing the New Situation, Adapting to the “New Normal”, Grasping New Opportunities, and Providing Comprehensive Services for the Development and Growth of the Geological Prospecting Industry.” work report. Relevant person in charge of the five major geological survey bureaus respectively spoke, proceeding from the practice and thinking in recent years, and made strategic thinking on the future reform and development of the industry. The meeting also reviewed and approved the "Integrity and Self-discipline of the Geological Survey Industry" and the "Proposal to Improve the External Working Environment of the Geological Exploration Industry".

This conference is an important demonstration of the results and spirit of the state-owned geological survey team under the new normal. Wang Yan, president of China Coal Mine Exploration Association, presided over the meeting and summed up the meeting. Chen Xianda, vice president and secretary-general of the China Mining Association, attended the meeting. Representatives from the national geological prospecting industry attended the meeting. On the related topics, there was a strong resonance between the delegates and a lively discussion. It was arguably the benevolent and the wise.

Peng Qiming, Director of Geological Exploration Department, Ministry of Land and Resources:

Prospects for geological prospecting are still very optimistic

The fact that the mining industry is in the doldrums does not mean that the geological survey industry has also entered a low point. The society still has the demand for geological survey work and the geological exploration industry still has the basic conditions.

In the process of building a well-to-do society in an all-round manner, the demand for mineral resources is rigid and the demand for geological work has not been reduced. In some areas, the demand for geological work will even increase. "Stable growth" means that there are still economies of scale, which requires matching mining resources. Therefore, prospects for geological prospecting are still very optimistic.

Now, the new economic normality affects all aspects, including the geological survey industry. Therefore, the development of the geotechnical survey industry should fall on the basic level of the new normal economy, including the following points. The first is the demand structure of mineral products. Although mineral products are rigidly demanded, the structure has changed. It is worth noting that most of China's geological prospecting units also focus on some traditional solid mineral resources, and its main business is not the most important and scarce energy in the country. The second is the emerging strategic industrial resources. The initiation of many new industries requires some materials, some are metals, nonmetals, some are minerals, elements, or rocks. However, we know very little about the above materials, which is also a defect in the development of China's geological survey industry. At present, some domestic geological prospecting units have realized that there is high added value in emerging strategic industrial resources, but there is still a lot of work to do. Third, the geological prospecting units should pay more attention to efficiency and economy, reduce the number of mines and mines, and increase the gold content of prospecting results. Fourth, the development of various industries has been upgraded and the demand for the geological survey industry has expanded.

There are new requirements under the new normal. Reforms and developments must see clearly the situation, identify the orientation, advance according to law, and adapt to new practices as soon as possible. In the future, the management of mineral resources will become more and more stringent, and the approval of mineral rights will be more standardized.

Wang Jiahua, executive vice president of China Mining Association:

Correctly Understanding the Geological Prospecting Industry under the New Normal

Under the new normal, China's mining industry and geological exploration industry have new conditions and new problems. The strategic restructuring of the mining industry is imperative. Although the bulk of minerals that are in short supply in China are slowing down, they are still at a high level. They need to invest in the necessary exploration and development to ensure the economic security of the country; vigorously identify and explore new energy and new materials and minerals to support strategic emerging industries; Wind exploration market, science "going out", acquisition of overseas mineral assets acquired; hydraulic ring geological work to depth and breadth, open up new markets in the ecological field; around the "One Belt and One Road", "Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei integration", "Yangtze River economy "Development" and "Strong Ocean Power Strategy" carry out multi-level geological work.

At present, China's land exploration industry must be alert to face six major challenges: one is overcapacity; the other is the obvious contraction of mineral geological work; third is the end of the mixed enterprise-enterprise system; fourth is the crisis of market integrity; five is the construction of risk exploration capital market is lagging behind Sixth, the geological exploration has not yet entered the rule of law.

Geological work must actively adapt to the new tasks and requirements put forward by the new normal of economic development, be more proactive in serving the country’s major strategies, be more proactive in turning ways and structures, and be more proactive in relying on deepening reforms and innovations to drive a geological work with Chinese characteristics. The new way.

Wang Jiahua believes that the geological work should make overall planning, identify the location, target the target, select the route, and put forward six recommendations. First, deepen institutional and institutional reforms, and make up their minds to take a new path of separation between enterprises and enterprises. Second, the main industry is not relaxed, and is determined to adjust the structure according to changes in the market. Third, the development strategy of the state and local governments has been determined to open up new geological work. The fourth is the implementation of technological innovation, "Internet +", determined to transform development methods, and effectively improve labor productivity; Fifth, vigorously develop mining finance, build wind prospecting market, determined to make the geological work economy plug in the financial wings; It is to strengthen the construction of good faith. Each bureau and each team must start from me and never resort to falsification. They are determined to punish the black sheep in the ranks.

At present, the Ministry of Land and Resources is carrying out special rectification actions in the field of mineral resources to completely clean up the transfer of mining rights. It is reported that in the process of rectification, relevant units will simultaneously research and introduce a batch of new management systems. In addition, the revision of the mining law will also be on the agenda.

Lu Jin, executive president of China Coal Mine Exploration Association

Deepen the reform and development of geological survey team

National geological exploration units can be roughly divided into state-owned geological survey units and a few private companies or stock companies. Looking at the reform and development of the country’s geological survey team, the reform of the geological exploration unit has come a long and winding road. It has had brilliant achievements and fruitful results, as well as low levels and pains. In general, the reform of the geological survey system has gone through four stages.

The first stage was before 1993, characterized by the reform of the Geological Prospecting Unit. The major expansion of the unit's autonomy in the geological exploration, budget-saving and economic responsibility for contracting was basically an adjustment under the planned economic system.

The second stage was from 1993 to 1999. It was characterized by the overall reform of the geological survey industry. The geological survey team was gradually divided into teams that assumed the country's strategic tasks, and teams that engaged in diversified operations and gradually became enterprise-oriented.

The third stage was from 1999 to 2012. The "localization reform" of the management system of the geological survey team and "the separate operation of the public geological exploration work and the commercial geological work" were the first time. After the “localization reform”, the geological exploration units actively integrated into the regional economy, reformed and innovated, and the service field continued to expand. The geological prospecting results were remarkable, the operating income grew rapidly, and the economic benefits improved significantly. The "Inner Mongolia Model", "Yunnan Model", "Zhejiang Model", "Hainan Model" and "Shaanxi Model" have emerged one after another. However, geological surveying units are mostly carrying more than 50 years of historical burdens. There are many remaining problems and social burdens. “Taking a hat for a career and taking the path of a company” is an expedient measure at this stage under certain historical conditions.

The fourth stage was since 2013, the Party’s ***, the 18th, the 3rd, and the 4th Plenary Sessions all sounded the enthusiasm for deepening reforms. “Accelerating the classification and reform of public institutions and allowing the market to play a decisive role in the allocation of resources. "An important argument has provided a good external environment for the reform and development of geological exploration units. It also indicates that the reforms to deepen the state-owned geological survey team have entered the "deep water area," and are conducive to the objective laws of geological development and favorable to the reform of geological exploration units. "Development and the benefit of the harmonious and stable workforce" is the basic principle of this reform. Up to the present day, the classification reforms of the geological survey units of various provinces have achieved various degrees of progress under the unified organization of the provincial government, and most of the units have become public welfare categories or categories in the reform.

After the classification reform, the geological survey team in China presented a new pattern. First, the division of labor among different types of geological teams is more clear. The original survey industry institutions will be divided into public welfare, public interest, and production management according to their responsibilities. The social responsibilities are further clarified, the separation of enterprises and enterprises is further deepened, and the team system is further defined. The second is to strictly control the size of a public service team. A type of public welfare institution has a clear definition, that is: to undertake basic scientific research, provide public goods and services for the society, and it is impossible or inappropriate for the market to allocate resources. According to the pilot units, the number and size of such units will be strictly limited. Third, the scale of the public welfare second-class public institutions is more flexible and the mode of employment is more flexible. The public welfare second-class public institutions adopt the preparation and preparation system, and the geological exploration units can adjust the scale according to their needs and widely absorb talents. Fourth, the new pattern of the geological exploration industry is facing new challenges. The problem of attracting and retaining high-level talents will be further highlighted in the public welfare and other types of public institutions; historical heavy burdens will continue to constrain the development potential of public welfare second-tier institutions, and the gradual implementation of the “old and old methods, the medium-in-human approach, new approaches and new approaches”. Or will alleviate this challenge; geological survey team management faces new challenges. After the classification reform, aspects such as geological survey project management, budget and financial management, and mineral rights management are faced with different management requirements, and a scientific and differentiated management mechanism will be implemented.

The total number of personnel and technical structure of the geological survey team has undergone a fundamental change, and the problems left over from the settlement have also been resolved to some extent. The difficulty in reform is not only “where do people go and where does the money come from,” but how to better perform their functions and rejuvenate. At the same time, the market environment for geological survey reforms has undergone profound changes. At present, although the development of the geotechnical survey industry has entered the “new normal”, it still has a large decline compared to the ten-year golden period. This is a manifestation of a rational return. The diversified investment pattern of the geological exploration industry has been formed, and the fundamentals of market demand have not changed. The more important change is that the state-owned geological survey team has begun to participate in the allocation of global resources and has a broader development space. The new round of reforms will be promoted simultaneously with other industry reforms under the guidance of the national unified policy. The core issues such as unit classification standards and personnel status change will be protected by policies.

Although there have been fundamental changes in the internal and external environment of the geological survey reform, they will still face the following difficulties: First, the reform of the geotechnical reform and the reform of the industry management system still needs to be scrutinized, such as how public welfare geological work and commercial geological work How to arrange the exploration and exploration rights, etc., has yet to be solved; second, the scientific docking between the universality of public institutions and the specificity of the geological exploration industry still needs to be explored.

At present, the global mining industry is in a “four-phase superposition” stage of deep adjustment. Affected by factors such as the fragility and instability of global economic recovery, investors’ nervousness, and uncertain prospects for important mineral products, the global exploration situation has entered a downward trend. aisle. Global solid mineral exploration in 2014 fell to US$11.4 billion, a drop of 26%. The declining trend of the international mining economy was rapidly transmitted to China’s geological exploration industry. According to statistics, the country’s total investment in geological surveys was 41.5 billion yuan in 2014, a year-on-year decrease of 10%. This is a two-year decline in China’s geological survey investment, and some experts predict that recovery will be difficult in the short term. . At the time when the “weak growth” of the global economy and the economic development of the geological survey are in the doldrums, the difficulty coefficient for the reform and development of the geological exploration team is further increased. The geological survey team should actively adapt to the new normal of the geological survey economy and prudently make decisions for development.

In 2015, the Party’s military, major deployments of the 18th, 3rd, and 4th Plenary Sessions will be further advanced. The effect of the reform package policy will gradually emerge. The geo-survey industry will make major adjustments. The first is the exploration of large-scale mineral products. Investment is gradually returning to rationality, and exploration of mineral resources such as oil and gas and new energy is poised for development. Second, the construction of ecological civilization will be further promoted, and the environmental geological survey and evaluation work will continue unabated. Third, the investment in geological exploration will face structural adjustment, and the central and local financial funds will be used. Further gathering in the public geological survey, mineral exploration investment further reduced; Fourth, comprehensively deepen the reform and start, with the advancement of the rule of law, market behavior will be "law without authorization can not be" to "law without prohibition can be" change, society The funds will play a greater role in commercial geological exploration.

Under the new situation, the China Coal Mines Association for Geological Prospecting will focus on the following five tasks: First, to provide advice and advice in the process of the reform and development of the geological survey team, and to serve as assistants; second, to unite members, consolidate and cope with risks, and realize The third is to actively carry out thematic activities to provide support for “prospecting ore breakthrough strategic actions”. Fourth, to actively solve problems for geological prospecting units and to provide good services for the majority of member units. Fifth, to strengthen the association’s organizational construction and innovate industry associations. Resource sharing service platform.

Wang Yan, President of China Coal Mine Exploration Association

Council and seminars complement each other

The meeting coincided with the macroeconomic development in China entering the new normal, and the geotechnical survey industry is facing a deep downward adjustment. It is of great significance to guide the geological survey industry in understanding the situation, seizing opportunities, in-depth reform, and innovation and development.

The keynote speeches of the five geological survey bureaus were discussed at the meeting, which triggered wide resonance among participants and had a positive impact. Wang Yan said that their experience has important implications for the industry management department and the state-owned land survey team for summarizing the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” and planning the “Thirteenth Five-Year Plan”.

The Beijing Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration and Exploitation and Development, based on the new orientation of regional strategy, focuses on regional integration, integration of urban and rural areas, and comprehensively cuts into the “three regulations and oneness”, major infrastructure interconnection, ecological environment construction, governance of urban diseases and other fields. New ideas for geological work and the construction of a new system of geological management will further give play to the basic and advanced functions of geological work.

The Fujian Geology and Mineral Exploration and Development Bureau made an in-depth analysis of the situation faced by the geotechnical survey team under the new normal, and proposed shifting from focusing on multiple industries to focusing on the main business, shifting from focusing on economic benefits to focusing on social benefits and public welfare, and shifting from focusing on growth speed to Emphasis on new ideas such as development quality, implementation of "innovation and expansion of general geological development space, construction of a general geological service support system; support for the development of marine geological space for growth, foster new growth points; consolidate and upgrade the geological geology living space, create an upgraded version of geological prospecting" And other new initiatives.

The Bureau of Geological and Mineral Exploration and Development of Henan Province introduced practical explorations in actively adapting to the new normal, adjusting geological work structures, developing geological industries, and advancing the reform of geological survey teams.

The Geological Bureau of Hubei Province insisted on geological prospecting as the main body and environmental geology and geo-mineral economy as “two wings”. It first put forward three key tasks of “Jingchu rich mines, people’s livelihood geology, and new-type mining”, and actively promoted breakthroughs in geological work reforms. Transformation and development. Through innovative service concepts, giving full play to professional advantages and taking initiatives, the Bureau’s geological work has expanded to the people’s livelihood area and the work has been effective.

The Southeastern Sichuan Brigade of the Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration of Chongqing Municipality carried out some useful reflections on the reform and development of the geological survey team under the new normal from the position in the social production relations, the conditions needed for reform and development, and the tentative entry point for reform and development. Suggest.