The methods and techniques for the construction of the global mineral and resource database

Abstract: In the light of economic globalization, the establishment of the global mineral and resource database is an important measure to maintain China’s energy security. The database covers the fields of geography, geology, mineral resources, geophysical research, geochemical research, mineral resource exploration and some laws and regulations. In the database, the various data are related to various countries and different languages. In this paper, the database construction method and techniques were developed based on rich experience gained by the authors, which promotes the integration of spatial data and representation data in geological field. The proposed methods and techniques are efficient and practical and have already been used by some organizations in geological research field.