CHINESE CONTINENTAL SCIENTIFIC DRILLING PROJECT

Expected benefits of the CCSD Project

• Starting point for development of new geoscience in the 21st century

• Pointing to a new direction of prospecting for minerals such as diamond

• Developing new technologies and promoting the development of related industries

• Cultivating large numbers of geoscientific researchers and management talents

• Promoting strong interdisciplinary collaboration between scientists from various geoscientific fields and technical engineers

• Strengthening the international scientific linking

    The implementation of the CCSD project demonstrates not only the great importance the government of China attaches to geoscientific research but also the comprehensive national strength of China. This project will fill the gap in the field of continental scientific drilling in China, greatly improve the geoscientific research in the country and help China to rank in the forefront of the world in some fields. In the meantime, the project will lay a solid foundation for carrying out routine scientific drilling in China in this century, and help raise drilling techniques to the internationally advanced level. The implementation of the project is an important event in the geoscientific field of the world and geologists are anticipating that it will make a great contribution to the development of geoscience.