Some New Trends of the Present Geological-Exploration Work and the New Contribution of Rock and Mineral Analysis Work

In the recent decade, a series of new progress on geological exploration work have been achieved in China. There have new people-oriented trends in modern mineral geological work. The present geological work related to mineral resources is very different from the previous status. For example, local geological party becomes a national-wide and world-wide geological party, special kind of mineral resources extends to all kinds of mineral resources, and special profession of geology develops to no profession. The new trend of growing two markets (national market and international market) has been formed in utilizing two resources (domestic resources and foreign resources). It requires that the close relationship should be established for geological exploration and rock & mineral analysis. On the one hand, it is urgent that geologists should further understand the features of modern testing technology, and fully utilize the instruments and equipments. On the other hand, the laboratory also need to provide the technological support for the geological exploration, develop the new analytical methods, new techniques, new equipments, to meet the requirement of on-site analysis, quick speed analysis, low cost analysis, easy-operation analysis, full and comprehensive analysis, and rather than only receive samples and export simply analytical data. At the same time, the management department should give an important role for the combining geological exploration with geoanalysis in the whole process of making policy and planning project.