The Mineral Resources Reserve Evaluation Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources recently issued a public tender for the sub-project of the national mineral resource reserve technical standard system construction project, which it is responsible for organizing and implementing. According to... 2015 The central financial budget allocation approved this year will, this time, be directed toward... 17 The project will select the implementing entity through a competitive process.

This public recruitment is for external collaborating units. 17 The individual topics are: Oil and Natural Gas Resources / International Comparative Study on Reserves Classification, Research on Exploration Degree Requirements for Coal Mining Technological Conditions, Study on the Development of “Technical Requirements for Integrated Exploration of Coal and Coalbed Methane,” Research on Reasonable Exploration Degrees for Ferrous Metal Deposits, Research on Reasonable Exploration Degrees for Critical Nonferrous Metals, Precious Metals, and Rare Earth & Rare Mineral Deposits, Research on Reasonable Exploration Degrees for Major Nonmetallic Mineral Deposits, Study on the Formulation of “Technical Requirements for Geological Exploration of Oil Sands,” Study on the Formulation of “Procedures for Estimating Reserves of Solid Mineral Resources,” Comprehensive Exploration and Evaluation Study of Coal-bearing Rock Series Mineral Deposits, Comprehensive Exploration and Evaluation Study of Critical Metallic Mineral Deposits, Comprehensive Exploration and Evaluation Study of Major Nonmetallic Mineral Deposits, Study on the Formulation of “Requirements for the Degree of Experimental Research on Ore Processing and Metallurgical Performance in Mineral Exploration,” International Comparative Study on Rules for Estimating and Evaluating Oil and Gas Reserves, International Comparative Study on Rules for Estimating and Evaluating Reserves of Solid Mineral Resources, Study on the Formulation of “Technical Guidelines for Estimating and Evaluating Oil and Gas Reserves,” Study on the Formulation of “Application Guidelines for Estimating and Evaluating Oil and Gas Reserves,” and Study on the Formulation of “Rules for Preparing Technical Standards for Mineral Resource Reserves.”

As required, the applying entity must have undertaken or participated in research, mineral exploration and development, or the formulation and revision of technical standards related to the proposed project. It should possess the requisite capabilities, established working foundation, and a certain reserve of technical documentation to carry out the project’s research. Its scientific research level must be recognized by the industry. Furthermore, the principal investigator of the project is required to hold a senior professional technical title and have relevant experience in research and mineral exploration and development.