Abstract: By analyzing the trend of globalization mineral exploration, risks of foreign mineral resources prospecting, mineral exploration of China's investment system, the traditional concept of precipitation, weak investment activities in the mining, mineral exploration pre-investment risk, and so no one dares to assume, made in accordance with the requirements of market economy rules, and the establishment of geological survey market, the implementation of diversified investment system, the geological survey for the industry to create an open, fair competitive environment, the commercial prospects for a new situation in the geological work is still wide.