What will the situation of China’s geological exploration market be like after 2018?
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2017-02-10
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1. State-owned geological exploration units will engage in full-scale competition with various market entities, including individuals and partnership firms.
When state-owned geological exploration units, having lost their monopolistic status due to the loss of qualifications, face individuals with stronger technical capabilities, they will be at a clear disadvantage in all aspects—be it cost control or clarity of responsibility. As a result, these state-owned geological exploration units are left with two choices: First, retreat into... ( Withdraw from competition and enter a state of non-contention. ) Public-interest and foundational geological exploration field ; Second, state-owned geological exploration units that hold their own prospecting rights are pursuing an integrated exploration-and-mining approach by leveraging funds obtained through capital operations.
Individuals with high prestige and strong technical capabilities tend to form new teams. Different teams can also be recombined to establish companies operating under a partnership model. The operational model of law firms can serve as a useful reference.
2. Third-party quality oversight agencies will emerge.
We know. , The quality system of traditional state-owned geological exploration units is known as the three-level quality management system, and to a large extent, quality oversight is an internal self-regulatory responsibility of these units themselves. The individuals accountable for geological exploration quality are collectively responsible within the geological exploration units.
In the future, as the market participants in geological exploration become increasingly complex and diverse, there will be an urgent need for a neutral third party to oversee the quality of geological exploration work. Driven by market demand, third-party quality oversight agencies will emerge.
3. Specialized construction engineering companies and sample analysis laboratories have emerged independently.
Currently, low-cost, inefficient, and low-quality drilling rigs will gradually be phased out under future conditions of clearly defined responsibilities and stringent quality standards, giving way to specialized, standardized construction companies. As a result, the average quality level of the construction industry will significantly improve.
For the same reasons, the sample analysis laboratory will enhance its level of specialization, and some privately-owned laboratories may emerge.
4. Will appear 1-2 The home internet platform comprehensively integrates market entities in the geological exploration sector, forming “geological exploration.” + the situation of the internet
After the removal of geological exploration qualification requirements, the number of players in the geological exploration market has increased significantly. Information asymmetry is the primary obstacle hindering product exchanges between buyers and sellers in the geological exploration market. Thanks to its features of immediacy, convenience, and lack of geographical restrictions, the internet will prove to be the optimal platform for integrating supply and demand information between both sides. As expected, internet-based geological platforms will eventually consolidate most of the information on suppliers and demanders of technological expertise. Judging from competitive outcomes in other industries, the ultimate result of competition among internet-based geological platforms will likely be either a dominant single player or a duopoly.