2016 Year 7 The monthly magazine "Land and Resources" published the "Research Report on the Reform and Development of State-Owned Geological Exploration Units." This research report was completed by a research team jointly formed by the Department of Geological Exploration of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Institute of Economic Research, following field investigations.

　　According to statistics, nationwide... 23 All provinces have basically completed the classification of state-owned geological exploration units and have received approval from their respective provincial organizational management authorities. 8 The state-owned geological exploration units in several provinces and regions have not yet completed the classification work. The state-owned geological exploration units under central administration have also not yet completed the classification work.

        Judging from the approval documents already issued by various provinces, the classification of geological exploration units in each province is mainly reflected in:

　　First, most of them are public-benefit oriented. According to statistics, among those already completed... 407 In the classification of geological exploration units (data from Shaanxi Province were not included in the calculation), the proportion of geologic exploration units categorized as public-interest units is as high as... 93% Among them: Category One for Public Welfare 124 Home, accounting for the total amount of 30.5% ; Public Welfare II has 257 Home, accounting for the total amount of 63.1% ; Production and Operation Type 13 Home, accounting for the total amount of 3.2% Also, logistical services or training institutions in certain provinces and regions. 13 The unit is listed as temporarily unclassified and will be handled in a coordinated manner according to the policies of the province (or autonomous region).

　　Second, integrate and optimize to further clarify the functions of public-service provision. Provinces such as Guangdong, Hubei, and Hainan have renamed their former geological survey bureaus as geological bureaus. The Guangdong Provincial Geological Bureau has reorganized its affiliated... 10 A geological exploration unit has been additionally designated. “ Guangdong Province ＊＊ Geological Disaster Emergency Rescue and Technical Center ” the sign; the Hubei Provincial Bureau of Geology has renamed its affiliated geological exploration units, changing... 10 A geological exploration unit has been additionally designated. “ Hubei Province * * Geological Environmental Protection Station ” The signage clearly defines public-interest functions. Provinces (and autonomous regions) such as Beijing, Anhui, Ningxia, and Xinjiang have, in accordance with government requirements, carried out cleanup and standardization efforts on their affiliated institutions—restructuring, merging, renaming, or abolishing them around their core businesses; reallocating personnel; and reclaiming some staffing allocations.