STRATEGY AND MANAGEMENT OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES IN CHINA

摘要

The former Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources (MGMR) has carried out hot spring surveys nationwide, and geothermal resource exploration and assessment in emphasis areas since the 1950s. These have proved the existence of a fair number of exploitable geothermal fields. This ensured that demands for geothermal resources for development and utilization in the country may be satisfied. Since the Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR) was founded in 1988, further exploration, assessment and a plan of geothermal resources have been strengthened. The work of exploration, evaluation and planning of China's geothermal resources in Yinchuan Plain in Ningxia, Beijing City, Guanzhong Basin in Shaanxi, north Shandong, and other places have been carried out by MLR according to the Land and Resource Survey Plan.