新世纪以来我国铀矿地质科技创新重要进展及展望

Significant Progresses and Prospects in the Science and Technology Innovation of Uranium Geology in China Since 2000

新世纪以来,我国铀矿地质勘查领域重大理论和技术创新成果,极大地改变了我国砂岩型、热液型铀矿的找矿思路、找矿方向,引领、支撑了系列找矿重大突破,重塑了铀矿勘查新格局。文章首先分析了我国20余年来铀矿地质科研布局的总体思路与演进方向;然后总结了铀矿重大基础地质与成矿理论研究进展,系统凝练了地质、物化探、遥感、钻探工艺、分析测试等领域的技术创新及核心勘查装备研制成果,梳理了铀资源预测评价技术研究进展及应用成效;最后,在重大基础前沿和成矿理论、先进铀矿勘查技术研发、非常规核能裂变资源勘查技术研究、数字铀矿勘查技术开发等方面提出了未来10~15年主要发展趋势和方向,指出在“双碳”目标和核能大发展对铀资源保障需求背景下,必须继续坚持并加强铀矿地质科技创新,高质量引领和推动“新区、新层位、新类型、新深度”找矿突破。

Since 2000,significant innovations of uranium geology and exploration technology in China have greatly changed the prospecting ideas and directions for sandstone-type and hydrothermal-type uranium resource.These innovations have brought and supported a series of major prospecting breakthroughs,reshaped the new pattern of uranium resource exploration.This paper firstly analyzed the overall ideas and evolution directions of China's uranium geological research accomplished over the past 20 years,then summarized the progress in major basic geological and metallogenic theories of uranium deposit formation,systematically condensed technological innovations and development achievements of key exploration equipment in geology,physical and chemical exploration,remote sensing and drilling technology,analytical and testing method,and reviewed the progress and application effectiveness of uranium resource prediction and evaluation techniques.After then,this paper proposed the main development trends and directions for the next 10~15 years in the areas of major basic geology frontier and metallogenic theories,which include advanced research and development of uranium resource exploration technology,unconventional nuclear energy fission resource exploration technology,and digital uranium resource exploration technology.Finally,the authors pointed out that under the background of“the double carbon”goals and the increasing uranium resource demand from great nuclear power development,it is necessary to strengthen the innovation of uranium geological science and technology,and drive the prospecting breakthroughs in'new areas,new strata,new types,and new depths'.