As a country rich in mineral resources, contemporary China remains surprisingly overlooked in the research about the much debated ‘resourcecurse’. This is the first full-length study to  examine the distinctive effects of mineral resources on the state, capital and labour and their interrelations in China. Jing Vivian Zhan draws on a wealth of empirical evidence, both qualitative and quantitative. Taking a subnational approach, she zooms in on local situations and demonstrates how mineral resources affect local governance and economic as well as human development.

In 1916, the first generation of geological graduates entered the China Geological Survey and opened a new era of geological survey in China. Over the past 100 years, generations of geologists have made outstanding contributions to the geological survey and prospecting for China’s prosperity. They measure the ground, search for treasures, explore the earth, and engrave the beautiful mountains and rivers.

In 2014, China has continued the implementation of National Exploration and Development Planning and achieved outstanding progress in geological prospecting, and it is the reserves & resources of major mineral resources that increased obviously. There is a sustainable growth in the production and import of major mineral products as well as a further improvement in the supplying capacity. Efforts have been made to promote the survey and evaluation of geology and mineral resources, and better social services. To facilitate the construction of ecological civilization, China has paid more attention to enhance the environmental recovery of mines, and over 25% of the land damaged by mining development has been reclaimed.

Тектонический контроль, реконструкция и консервация тигелонгнанского месторождения порфиров и эпитермальных отложений меди (Au), Центральный Тибет, Китай

The newly discovered Tiegelongnan Cu (Au) deposit is a giant porphyry deposit overprinted by a high-sulfidation epithermal deposit in the western part of the Bangong–Nujiang metallogenic belt, Duolong district, central Tibet. It is mainly controlled by the tectonic movement of the Bangong–Nujiang Oceanic Plate (post-subduction extension). After the closure of the Bangong–Nujiang Ocean, porphyry intrusions emplaced at around 121 Ma in the Tiegelongnan area, which might be the result of continental crust thickening and the collision of Qiangtang and Lhasa terranes, based on the crustal radiogenic isotopic signature.

Mineral resources are of great strategic significance since they matter in every aspect of social and economic development. However, existing mineral resources are unlikely to support sustainable economic development given the planning and construction of urbanization in China.

Изучение геологического строения, литологического состава и фильтрационно-емкостных свойств карбонатных отложений района Табамяо, расположенного в бассейне Ордос (КНР), является актуальной проблемой, так как установление генезиса и особенностей распространения пород, способных вмещать скопления углеводородов (УВ), позволит выявить перспективы открытия новых залежей газа на месторождении Табамяо.

1. Машинное обучение для геохимических исследований (Классификация металлогенического плодородия в дуговых магмах и понимание формирования медно-порфировых месторождений)

2. Машинное обучение для структурных построений (Структурный контроль минерализации меди, Восточный Китай)

3. Машинное обучение для прогнозирования цели поиска (на основе сети выборочного переноса)