Xi’an Institute of Geology and Minerals Resources was founded in 1962, and was renamed Xi’an Center of Geological Survey, CGS and also reserved the previous name with the official approval of China Organization Committee in 2006.

Xi’an Center of Geological Survey, CGS is a State-owned geological institute, and is led directly by China Geological Survey, the Ministry of Land and Resources P.R.C. We undertake all the geological survey and related comprehensive research projects in northwest China; take charge of collection, management and public service of data from state-sponsored geological projects in northwest China; take responsible for project management of national geological survey in northwest China; bear responsible for project supervision of China geological survey foundation projects commissioned by China Geological Survey; set up the two organizations for public services ---“Mineral Resources Supervision and Test Center in Northwest China, the Ministry of Land and Resources P.R.C”, “Northwest Geology Data Library, CGS”.

The organization of Xi’an Center of Geological Survey, CGS includes three parts: first is 8 management departments, such as administration, general accounting, personnel department, party committee, chief engineers office, management system office, management of project supervision, and project supervision of CGS foundation; second is 8 departments of technology & business, such as department of science & technology cooperation, department of basic geology, department of mineral resources, department of energy geology, department of hydrology & environmental geology, department of engineering technology, experimental test center, and GIS & making-printing center; third is 7 departments of comprehensive service, such as department of information, environment evaluation & governance research center, oil & gas exploration center, Xi’an Zhongdi Engineering Investigation Co. Ltd, property management, retiree management, and Xi’an Dikuang Hotel.