Investigation report on the reform and development of geological prospecting industry in Hubei Province

According to the requirements of the Notice of the Ministry of Land and Resources on the Investigation of Geological Prospecting Industry (No.25 [2007] of the Ministry of Land and Resources), our office organized a thorough investigation on the basic situation, reform and development of geological prospecting units in our province and the implementation of relevant policies. The investigation is hereby notified as follows:

First, the basic situation of the geological exploration industry team in our province

As of June 5438+February 3, 20061,there were 48 geological exploration units in our province, and the number of employees at the end of the year was 12288 (including 6725 engaged in geological exploration; There are 4 195 people engaged in engineering survey and construction; There are 603 people engaged in mineral development and 306 1 person in other industries, which is 28 16 more than 9472 in 2005. The province's professional and technical personnel 4 147 (936 senior titles; 65438+ intermediate title 0.583), while in 2005 there were 3879 professional and technical personnel (843 senior titles; Intermediate title 1752), an increase of 268 people. The salary of on-the-job employees is 18073.47 yuan, which is 3191.44% higher than that in 2005.

As of June 65438+February 3, 20061,there were 14662 retirees in the province, an increase of 127 compared with 14535 in 2005; The retirement fee is 265,438+0,695.91000 yuan, which is 65,438+0,654.38+0,000 yuan higher than that in 2005, with an increase of 5.02%.

As of June 5438+February 3, 20061,there are 42 units with geological exploration qualification in our province, 3 more than in 2005. Qualification categories include regional geological survey, hydrogeology engineering geological environment geology, solid mineral exploration, liquid mineral exploration, gas mineral exploration, geophysical exploration, geochemical exploration, remote sensing geological exploration, exploration engineering construction and rock exploration. The total number of individual qualifications owned by geological exploration units in the province is 155, including 62 Grade A qualifications, 54 Grade B qualifications and 39 Grade C qualifications. Among them, there are 28 companies with the highest grade A qualification, 1 company with the highest grade B qualification and 13 company with the highest grade C qualification.

Two, the economic development of state-owned geological prospecting units in our province

(1) Basic information

As of June 5438+February 3, 20061,three state-owned geological prospecting units in our province have realized localization (Hubei Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration and Development, Hubei Nuclear Industry Team and Central South Institute of Metallurgical Geology); There are 5 geological prospecting units directly under the central government (Zhongnan Bureau of China Metallurgical Geology Bureau, Hubei Geological Exploration Institute of Sinochem Geology and Mining Bureau, Hubei Coal Geological Exploration Institute, Hubei Corps of China Building Materials Geological Exploration Center, Yichang Geological and Mineral Institute).

As of June 5438+February 3, 20061,there are 25 state-owned geological exploration units with geological exploration qualification in our province, including regional geological survey, hydrogeological engineering geological environment geology, solid mineral exploration, liquid mineral exploration, gas mineral exploration, geophysical exploration, geochemical exploration, remote sensing geological exploration, exploration engineering construction, rock and mineral identification and testing, and selection. There are 1 17 individual qualifications in the state-owned geological prospecting units in the province, including 50 Grade A qualifications, 48 Grade B qualifications and 9 Grade C qualifications 1, of which 24 are Grade A qualifications and Grade C qualifications1.

(2) Economic development

In recent years, the economic development of state-owned geological prospecting units in our province is getting better and the benefits are increasing rapidly. The economic situation of the main state-owned geological prospecting units in the province is briefly described as follows:

1. Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration and Development

Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration and Development is one of the main forces of geological exploration in our province. By the end of June, 2006, 65438+February, 3 1, the total assets of the bureau reached16120,000 yuan, an increase of1/20,000 yuan compared with 2005, and the growth rate of total assets reached 7.5%. Among them, productive assets were 975 million yuan, an increase of 76.22 million yuan or 8.5% over the previous year. The original value of special instruments and equipment for geological exploration in productive assets is 654.38+47 million yuan, an increase of18160,000 yuan or 654.38+0% over the previous year. The total net assets reached 690 million yuan, an increase of 44,465,438 million yuan or 6.9% over the previous year. The total global debt is 922 million yuan, and the asset-liability ratio is equivalent to that of 2005.

In 2006, the bureau achieved a total income of 65.438+467 billion yuan, an increase of 347 million yuan or 36.5438+0.10.0% over the previous year. Among the total income, the income of geological exploration industry increased from 276.5438+0.8 million yuan in 2005 to 343 million yuan, of which the geological exploration fee increased from 654.38+0.95 billion yuan in the previous year to 253 million yuan, an increase of 29.8% (mainly due to policy capital increase); The special appropriation for geology increased from 44.54 million yuan in 2005 to 565.438+630,000 yuan; The income from the transfer of mining rights is 4.3 million yuan; The income from mineral development increased from 7.96 million yuan in 2005 to 956.5438+0 million yuan; The income from engineering survey and construction increased from 646.5438 billion yuan in 2005 to 876.5438 billion yuan. The income of other industries was 222 million yuan, an increase of 49.6 million yuan over the previous year.

In 2006, the total expenditure was 654.38+432 million yuan, an increase of 334 million yuan or 3654.38+0.99% over the previous year's 654.38+85 million yuan. Among them, the expenditure on geological exploration was 65.49 million yuan, and the expenditure on mineral development was 8.06 million yuan, increasing by 665.438 million yuan and 760,000 yuan respectively compared with 2005.

2. Central South Bureau of China Metallurgical Geology Bureau.

As of June 5438+February 3, 20061,the total assets of the bureau reached 539 million yuan, an increase of 69 million yuan compared with 470 million yuan in 2005, and the growth rate of total assets reached 14.7%. Among them, productive assets were 73.096 million yuan, an increase of 6.8839 million yuan over the previous year, with an increase of 654.38+00.4%. The original value of special instruments and equipment for geological exploration in productive assets was 6654.38+20.69 million yuan, an increase of 4.865438+0.265438+0.000 million yuan over the previous year, with an increase of 85.00 million yuan. The total net assets reached 43.2778 million yuan, an increase of 2.2 million yuan or 5.36% over the previous year. The total global debt was 323 million yuan, and the asset-liability ratio increased by 14.07% compared with 2005.

In 2006, the bureau's total income was 277 million yuan, an increase of 14.04% over 2005. Among them, the income of geological exploration industry is 20120,000 yuan, the income of engineering exploration and construction is 27177,700 yuan, and the income of other industries is 52,877,300 yuan. Among the income from geological exploration, the geological exploration fee1.01.000 million yuan, the special geological appropriation of 30.2 million yuan, the mineral resources compensation fee 1.78 million yuan, and the income from mineral exploration labor service of 81.0071.000 million yuan. In 2006, the total expenditure of this bureau was 267,764,200 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14.03%. Among them, the expenditure on geological exploration was 1 16058600 yuan, up 52.47% year-on-year.

3. Yichang Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, China Geological Survey

As of June 5438+February 3, 20061day, the firm's total assets reached 84.44 million yuan, up from 67.7 million yuan in 200516.74 million yuan, and the growth rate of total assets reached 24.7%. Among them, the productive assets were 53.32 million yuan, an increase of10.36 million yuan or 24 1% over the previous year, and the original value of special instruments and equipment for geological exploration in the productive assets was 30.55 million yuan, an increase of10.36 million yuan or 5 1.3% over the previous year. In 2006, the total liabilities of the institute were 3.42 million yuan, an increase of 770,000 yuan over the previous year.

In 2006, the Institute achieved a total income (output value) of 62.82 million yuan, an increase of 265.438 0.8% over 2005. The total expenditure in 2006 was 44.6 million yuan, an increase of 1 1% compared with 2005.

(three) the basic situation of engaging in public geological work

The main sources of funds for public welfare geological work in our province are the central and provincial budget expenditures. In 2006, geological prospecting units in the whole province strived to invest 654.38+0.39 billion yuan in public welfare geological projects, including 654.38+0.29 billion yuan in central financial geological projects and 6543.8+0.0/10,000 yuan in provincial financial geological exploration special funds. Among them, the central financial funds include 44 1, 1, 000 yuan; The national mineral resources compensation fee for mineral exploration projects is 5 1.35 million yuan; The local financial allocation is 9.84 million yuan.

Hubei Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration and Development and Central and South Bureau of China Metallurgical Geology Bureau are the two main forces of exploration in our province. In 2006, they carefully studied and mastered the national and provincial policies to strengthen geological work and the mode of financial capital investment, strengthened communication, coordinated the relationship between all parties, adjusted the idea of project establishment, actively organized the application and implementation of various state-funded geological exploration projects, and won 54 state-funded and provincial financial capital projects with a capital of 75.2 million yuan.

The Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration and Development of Hubei Province strives for the expected target that the actual investment of national and provincial financial capital projects exceeds 40 million yuan, reaching 45 million yuan, an increase of 25% over the previous year. Among them, there are 29 large-scale land and resources survey projects with a fund of 27.47 million yuan; 6 national mineral resources compensation projects with a capital of 9 million yuan; 0/5 provincial geological prospecting fund projects with a fund of 6.8 million yuan; The technical support services provided by the Provincial Department of Land and Resources are 13, and the amount is about10.5 million yuan. In addition, some funds for new and continuing projects in the next year have been obtained or announced to be approved. Among them, there are 8 geological prospecting projects approved by the central government and 8 national mineral resources compensation projects with a capital of 9.9 million yuan; More than 20 central geological prospecting fund projects and land and resources survey projects have been submitted for approval; The regional geological survey achieved digital mapping in the first batch in China, and successfully passed the field acceptance. 1:250,000 Shiyan-Xiangfan geological survey unified the stratigraphic system in this area, summarized the temporal and spatial distribution law of volcanic rocks and intrusive rocks in this area, and put forward a new understanding of the basic structural framework in this area; 1:50,000 Jinniu and Gao Qiao slices are preliminarily divided into volcanic facies in the area, and new mineralization points such as bentonite and perlite are found. 1:200,000 Shennongjia Sheet and Wuxi Sheet have completed the regional gravity survey, covering an area of 4,500 square kilometers and 800 physical points. The regional eco-geochemical evaluation stage of the agricultural geological survey project in Jianghan Basin Economic Zone of Hubei Province has been fully launched. Through horizontal cooperation and field work of sub-projects such as cadmium eco-geochemical evaluation, agricultural eco-geochemical evaluation, urban mine eco-geochemical evaluation, Honghu wetland eco-evaluation and database information system construction along the Yangtze River in Industry-University-Research, a number of phased results have been achieved.

(4) Commercial geological exploration.

Seize the favorable opportunity of the growth of social demand for geological exploration, the economic scale of commercial geological exploration technology services in the province has steadily expanded, the service fields have been gradually broadened, the economic benefits have maintained growth, and the social impact has been enhanced. In 2006, the geological prospecting units in the province signed hundreds of commercial geological prospecting technical service projects with a contract amount of more than 200 million yuan. The types of projects undertaken mainly include mineral exploration, mineral resources reserve detection, regional mineral resources planning, mine environmental impact assessment, mine technical consulting services, mineral survey on construction projects, geological disaster risk assessment of construction projects, geological survey in the early stage of construction, geological relics survey and geological park planning. However, the proportion of mineral exploration projects with high technology content and large single contract amount has increased. At the same time, the market of geological exploration technology services inside and outside the province has gradually expanded. Outside the province, it mainly aims at the western market, while abroad mainly promotes the markets of neighboring countries and African countries.

Yichang Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources engaged in commercial mineral exploration with a capital of 2.76 million yuan in 2006. Carry out the "Ethiopian Mineral Geological Survey" project, and the preliminary investigation report of China's mineral geological survey in Ethiopia passed the review and was submitted to the Ethiopian Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Mines and Energy; The overall design of Ethiopia's Gimbi-Nejo area1:250,000 geochemical exploration has been reported to the Ministry of Commerce, the Science and Technology Department of the Ministry of Land and Resources and the Hubei Provincial Bureau of Land and Resources, and is being revised according to the opinions of the expert group. Zhougongshan Antimony Mine in Yunxi County, Hubei Province, Xigou Manganese Mine in Yunxi County, and Pailou Antimony Mine in Zhushan County, etc. submitted a number of applications for mineral rights registration. Completed the revision, reconnaissance and inspection of eight mineral rights declaration materials such as geological pre-survey of Xiangjiashan-Jiutaishan manganese mine in Hefeng County, which laid the foundation for mineral exploration.

(5) mineral development.

The mineral development work of geological prospecting units in this province is still in its infancy. At present, the geological prospecting units affiliated to the Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources mainly participate in mine development by converting exploration rights into shares, and the annual income is about100000 yuan. In the processing trade of mineral products, the market of non-metallic mineral deep-processing products such as annular clay, casting coating, water-based thermal insulation coating and refractory raw materials developed and produced by the Mineral Development Company of the Experimental Research Institute of the Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources has gradually opened up, and the annual output value of mineral products is about 6,543,800 yuan.

(six) the basic situation of engineering survey and construction

In 2006, the output value of engineering survey and construction in the province was about 928 million yuan, of which the output value of local geological prospecting units was 890 million yuan, accounting for 9.595438+0% of the total output value; The geological prospecting units directly under the central government completed an output value of 35.49 million yuan, accounting for 3.82% of the total output value; The output value of other geological prospecting units is 6.5438+0.36 million yuan, accounting for 0.27% of the total output value.

In 2006, the engineering survey and construction of the Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources completed an output value of 736,543.8 billion yuan (including geotechnical engineering survey, engineering construction, geological disaster prevention and construction, etc.). ) and realized income of 636 million yuan. Among them, the output value in the province is 485 million yuan, the income is 442 million yuan, the output value outside the province is 228 million yuan, the income is 65.438+85 million yuan, the output value outside the province is 65.438+80 million yuan, and the income is 99 million yuan.

Hubei Geological Exploration Institute of Sinochem General Administration of Geology and Mineral Resources is an exploration unit focusing on phosphorus chemical industry in our province. During the Tenth Five-Year Plan period, geological work began to enter the market and achieved good economic and social benefits. In 2005, 1 10 engineering exploration project was completed, with an output value of 4 million yuan, an increase of 50% over the previous year. The completed "South Campus of Petroleum Institute" won the third prize of Jingzhou Excellent Exploration Achievements and the third prize of China Petrochemical Association, and its popularity in the society was further improved. In 2006, 129 projects were completed with a total contract value of 4.5 million yuan. The average annual income of employees is 25,000 yuan, and the on-the-job rate reaches 90%, which is higher than that in 2005.

Three, the main experience of geological exploration industry reform in our province

With the issuance of the Notice of General Office of the State Council on Printing and Distributing the Reform Plan of Geological Exploration Team Management System (Guo Ban Fa [1999] No.37), the Notice of General Office of the State Council on Deepening the Reform of Geological Exploration Team (Guo Ban Fa [2003] No.76) and the Decision of the State Council on Strengthening Geological Work (Guo Fa [2006] No.4), our province has successively issued.

Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources: adhere to the guidance of Deng Xiaoping Theory and Theory of Three Represents, take Scientific Outlook on Development as the guide, conscientiously implement the requirements of building a harmonious socialist society, take "enriching the people, strengthening the team and revitalizing the bureau" as the goal, take "adjusting the structure, strengthening the main business and cultivating the main body" as the main line, take geological work as the foundation of establishing the bureau, take mineral development as the road to strengthening the bureau, and take scientific and technological innovation as the strategy to revitalize the bureau. The so-called "one master and three transformations" means insisting on geological exploration as the main business, accelerating the industrialization of mineral development, intensive construction projects and diversification of property rights in diversified business. By effectively integrating global resources and optimizing industrial structure, the management system of geological prospecting team will be further rationalized. Set up a geological exploration main business team with local and professional geological exploration units as the important support and geological survey institute and environmental station as the leader, give full play to the overall advantages of professional technology, highlight the exploration of mineral resources, earnestly do a good job in monitoring and prevention of geological disasters and geological environment investigation, actively expand the field of geological work services, and do a better and stronger geological exploration main business; Taking the Bureau Mining Company as the main body of investment and operation, we will vigorously strengthen the management of mining rights and mineral products development, add and operate a number of exploration rights, and hold and participate in a number of mining enterprises to realize the industrialization of mineral development; Take local construction group as the leader and high-quality enterprises as the support, adjust business strategy, aim at key projects, base on domestic market, expand overseas business, implement specialized division of labor, regional layout and intensive management, further expand market scale and increase market share; Efforts should be made to revitalize real estate resources, moderately develop manufacturing and processing industries, carefully cultivate the service industry, reform the diversified property rights system, realize the diversification of investment subjects, and take the shareholding system as the main form to realize the liberalization and enliven diversified enterprises. After several years of efforts, the team structure of the bureau is more reasonable, its professional characteristics and advantages are more prominent, and its market competitiveness is stronger. The geological prospecting team is speeding up to the modernization of main business, commercialization of auxiliary business and scientific management.

Central and South Bureau of China Metallurgical Geology Bureau: adapt to the new situation of market economy, strive for survival, development and lead the team. First, under the premise of keeping the geological prospecting nature, main business and organizational system of geological prospecting units unchanged, the bureau and team split some personnel to form geological prospecting extension industrial companies such as engineering survey, geotechnical construction and geographic information to carry out related business, so as to solve the pressure of personnel placement and make up for the lack of business funds. The second is to maintain the characteristics of the industry, stabilize the main business of geological exploration, and vigorously explore the field of geological exploration for the two markets of public welfare geology and commercial geology under the condition that the national geological task is not saturated and the commercial geological market is not fully developed. Through hard work, the Bureau has not only retained the original geological prospecting work system, organizational system of units and the backbone of geological prospecting teams, but also retained and upgraded geological prospecting and related qualifications, ensured the steady and rapid development of the main geological prospecting industry, and achieved fruitful results and good benefits.

Yichang Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, China Geological Survey: Seize the favorable opportunity for the country to strengthen the construction of public welfare geological survey team, actively strengthen the construction of talent team, pay attention to discipline construction, increase the management of advanced equipment introduction, vigorously promote the construction of base, continuously expand the team size, further strengthen technical strength, steadily improve the competitiveness in the geological research and geological production market, and effectively play the role and function of the national geological survey backbone team.

Summarizing the reform experience of geological prospecting units in our province, we have the following experiences: First, there is a United and strong leadership team. Especially when the industry is depressed and the survival and development of the unit are difficult, it is necessary to give full play to the backbone role of the leading group in the reform. Second, proceed from all realities, adjust measures to local conditions, and actively promote reform on the premise of maintaining stability in accordance with the principle of gradual progress. Third, pay attention to properly handle the interests of the state, the collective and individual workers in the reform, taking into account the interests of all parties. Fourth, handle the relationship between reform, development and stability, especially the relationship between maintaining the geological prospecting work system and seeking survival in the market, and realize the synchronous and coordinated development of the two. Fifth, the reform of geological prospecting units should be carried out in accordance with the principle of being conducive to survival, development and maintenance of the main business.

Four, the province's state-owned geological prospecting units "Eleventh Five-Year" reform and development ideas.

(A) to strengthen the construction of provincial geological survey team

By the Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration and Development in accordance with the requirements of capable personnel, reasonable structure, well-equipped and able to undertake major tasks, with geological prospecting units as the main body, we will introduce much-needed professional and technical backbones, enrich the technical force of field geological survey, strengthen the construction of equipment and bases, and build a provincial geological survey team. The regular expenditure and other related funds of the provincial geological survey team are listed as the key contents of the financial expenditure at the corresponding level, and their operation and work are effectively guaranteed; The project funds are approved according to the actual workload.

(2) Deepen the reform of state-owned geological prospecting units.

Further implement the State Council's plan on the reform of the management system of geological prospecting teams and promote the reform of state-owned geological prospecting units. According to the relevant provisions of the state on the reform of public institutions, study and solve the problems in the process of localization management reform of state-owned geological prospecting units. In accordance with the unified reform policy of institutions in the province, the social security policy, local subsidies and housing reform policy for retirees and employees of state-owned geological prospecting units will be implemented; Help state-owned geological prospecting units to solve the problem of excessive debts in housing and infrastructure construction for employees; Accelerate the reform of separating geological prospecting units from running society.

(3) Improve the provincial geological exploration fund system.

Give full play to the enthusiasm of governments at all levels and mining (mountain) enterprises, and form a mechanism of multi-channel investment in geological exploration. Increase financial investment in mineral resources exploration and give full play to the guiding role of social funds. Further improve the provincial geological exploration fund system, which is mainly used for preliminary exploration and comprehensive research on prospecting of key minerals and key metallogenic belts. Gradually expand the scale of the fund, and the income comes from the provincial financial share such as mineral resources compensation fee, mining right use fee and mining right price. Mainly used for mineral resources exploration.

(four) to guide the state-owned geological prospecting units to explore and develop commercial mineral resources.

Actively cultivate the main body of commercial geological exploration market, and actively explore the development path of geological exploration with public welfare geological work as the guide, commercial geological work as the main body, mutual promotion and coordination. Encourage and support state-owned geological prospecting units to obtain operating mining rights, bear investment risks and enjoy investment rights; Encourage state-owned geological prospecting units to establish mining companies or geological technology service companies in joint ventures and cooperation with social capital and foreign capital, encourage the development of commercial mineral resources exploration companies with various ownership systems and flexible exploration enterprises, support qualified mining enterprises to go public and raise funds at home and abroad, and cultivate and expand the market players of commercial mineral resources exploration.

(five) to speed up the construction of geological talents.

Incorporate geological education into the province's educational development plan, increase investment in geological personnel training, rely on geological colleges in our province, and strengthen cooperation with subordinate colleges. Fully implement the education of all geological workers, promote the on-the-job training of on-the-job workers and the academic education of young workers, send all kinds of geological professional and technical personnel to receive continuing education in a planned way, vigorously carry out vocational training and skills training, improve the overall quality of geological teams, and accelerate the training of high-level geological professional and technical backbones and compound talents relying on major projects. Establish an incentive system for outstanding geological talents, geological prospecting achievements and geological science and technology progress in our province, encourage geological science and technology innovation, and form a good situation in which geological prospecting achievements are continuously obtained, the level of geological science and technology is constantly innovated, and geological talents are constantly emerging. Vigorously improve the working conditions of field geology, improve the treatment of field geologists, improve the subsidy policy in Tianjin, and further improve the professional title evaluation and expert selection mechanism of geological professionals and technicians. Gradually establish a new mechanism for knowledge, technology, management and other elements to participate in the income distribution of exploration and development projects according to their contributions.

(six) to promote geological science and technology innovation.

Make a long-term plan for the development of geological science and technology in the whole province, implement the strategy of rejuvenating the land through science and technology, establish and improve the mechanism of encouraging innovation, and create a good geological research environment. Improve the multi-channel investment system of geological science and technology, gradually increase investment in geological science and technology, rationally arrange funds for research on major geological science and technology issues and introduction and promotion of new technologies, and plan major scientific and technological key projects to tilt towards major geological science and technology projects. Actively carry out scientific and technological research on major geological problems, and highlight the research on geological problems of key minerals and key metallogenic belts; Organize the application of new theories and technical methods to carry out research on metallogenic conditions, metallogenic regularity and metallogenic prediction of important minerals; Vigorously promote key technological innovations in metallogenic theory, prospecting methods, geological exploration and comprehensive utilization of resources; Actively carry out comprehensive research on unconventional oil and gas resources and tailings resources comprehensive development and utilization technology, comprehensive management of mine ecological environment, development of groundwater resources and geothermal resources, agricultural geology and urban geological environment. Strengthen the construction of provincial key geological laboratories, improve the level of geological equipment in a planned and focused way, take measures to improve the utilization efficiency of existing geological equipment, and accelerate the introduction, development and application of high-tech and advanced equipment such as deep exploration, analysis and testing.

(7) Opening wider to the outside world in the field of geology.

Actively promote the risk exploration of mineral resources inside and outside the province, focusing on countries and regions with great potential for resource exploration and development, strong complementarity of resources and certain investment environment, and carry out risk exploration of minerals with serious shortage or significant return on investment in our province. Encourage state-owned geological prospecting units and qualified enterprises to carry out geological exploration and mineral development outside the province and abroad, focusing on the western provinces and neighboring countries and regions with better resource conditions and lower geological work level. Create a stable, fair and transparent legal and policy environment, actively introduce domestic and foreign funds, advanced technology and management methods, and extensively carry out exchanges and cooperation in the field of geological exploration.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) countermeasures and suggestions

Geological undertakings have entered a new historical period, and geological prospecting units shoulder the glorious and arduous task of providing resources and basic services for national economic and social development and local economic construction, and must further accelerate the pace of reform and development. In view of the main difficulties and problems faced by the reform and development of geological prospecting units at present, the following concrete countermeasures and suggestions are put forward:

(1) Further implement relevant policies and strengthen the construction of provincial geological survey teams. As soon as possible, we will implement the fiscal expenditure policy focusing on the regular expenditure of provincial geological survey teams and other related funds. According to the new classification of government revenue and expenditure approved by the State Council in 2007, the recurrent expenditure of this team will be included in the category of "general public affairs". At the same time, special funds for public geological work such as basic geology, mineral geology and environmental geology are fixed every year, special funds for updating geological equipment to meet the needs of informatization and modernization of geological work, special funds for digital construction of geological achievements and protection of geological data, and special funds for capital construction. It is suggested that the central government arrange some special subsidies for the construction of provincial geological survey teams.

(2) For a long time, due to policy reasons, most geological prospecting units have not been included in the social security system, the worries of employees have not been solved, and the burden on units is heavy. Therefore, it is necessary to win the support of the central financial funds and solve the social insurance problems of employees (including retired employees) such as pension, medical care, work injury and unemployment, as well as the problems of geological teams entering the city and various policy subsidies.

(3) It is suggested to accelerate the pace of capital accumulation in geological prospecting units and improve the living conditions of employees. By further implementing the Notice of the General Office of the State Council on Deepening the Reform of Geological Prospecting Team (No.76 [2003] of the State Council), we will give preferential policies to the allocated land held by geological prospecting units, so that they can be used as operational land for resource management and development, and solve the problem of insufficient economic accumulation of geological prospecting units. At the same time, according to the practical difficulties of geological prospecting units, certain concessions should be given. Effectively solve the subsidy funds needed for the monetization of employee housing.

(4) State-owned geological prospecting units carry out mining rights acquisition and mine development on the basis of fully implementing the relevant mining rights management policies in the Notice on Deepening the Reform of the System of Paid Acquisition of Exploration Rights and Mining Rights (Caijian [2006] No.694) and the Measures for the Administration of Printing and Distributing the Price of Exploration Rights and Mining Rights by Converting Shares (Trial) (Caijian [2006] No.695). The distribution ratio of income from the transfer of exploration rights formed by the central and provincial fund mineral exploration projects is inclined to the state-owned geological prospecting units undertaking the projects, and it is suggested to be 30% of the transfer price.

(5) Focus on the field, effectively increase the equipment investment of provincial geological exploration teams, and improve the conditions of geological equipment. According to the actual needs, the central government will give special subsidies to such funds. The central government arranges certain subsidy funds every year to help provincial geological exploration teams solve the problem of excessive debts in infrastructure construction.

(Geological Exploration Department of Hubei Provincial Department of Land and Resources)