Three surveys to ascertain the mineral resources

--Promote the evaluation of mineral resources potential and scientifically evaluate the resource potential. The Mineral Resources Potential evaluation project was launched in 2006 and is expected to be completed in 2010.　　To delineate a batch of prospecting prospect, and further comprehensively systematically summarize the metallogenic geological characteristics in China, a geo-spatial database of the national Metallogenic area is established by forming a series of basic drawings, such as the national Metallogenic geological background, geophysical and geochemical maps, as well as the metallogenic regularity and metallogenic prognosis of the important metallogenic belt, and the suggestions for the deployment of mineral exploration work.　　--to carry out the national survey of Mineral Resources utilization and promote reserve verification. The National Mineral Utilization Survey was launched in the second half of 2007 and completed in 2010.　　The project covers 28 mineral species (classes), involving more than 18,000 mining areas (excluding uranium deposits) and more than 120,000 mines in 31 provinces (cities, districts).　　After two years of efforts, 21 provinces (districts, municipalities) have comprehensively carried out mineral resource reserves verification work, preliminary statistics show that the number of verified mining areas more than 50% of the total verification mining area of 4 provinces, completed 30%~50% 8 provinces.　　--to conduct on-site verification of mining rights and clear definition of property rights. The National Mining Rights field verification work has made positive progress, as at the end of November 2009, the national cumulative completion of 115,835 mining rights of the basic Control survey, accounting for 98.59% of the total workload, the completion of 134,334 mining rights in the field of verification outside the industry measured work, accounting for the total workload of 90.99%.