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== Gold Corps ==
Prior to the 2018 reforms, the '''{{Ill|People's Armed Police Gold Corps|lt=|zh|中国人民武装警察部队黄金部队}}''' ({{Lang-zh|c=武警黄金部队}}) was a branch of the PAP whose role switched multiple times in history, however it was mostly dedicated to finding gold deposits, [[Gold mining|mining gold]] and providing law enforcement at [[Gold mining|gold mines]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":33">{{Cite web |date=2008-04-03 |title=中国武警黄金部队 |url=http://www.chinamil.com.cn/site1/2008a/2008-04/03/content_1190188.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922234727/http://www.chinamil.com.cn/site1/2008a/2008-04/03/content_1190188.htm |archive-date=2009-09-22 |website=Chinese Military}}</ref>
{{External media|title=Badge of the Gold Corps|caption=|image1=http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2018-03/23/129835969_15217713326041n.jpg|float=left}}

=== History ===
It was founded in March 1979 as part of the {{Ill|People's Liberation Army Basic Engineering Corps|zh|中国人民解放军基本建设工程兵}}. It was under the joint dual command of the Basic Engineering Corps and the {{Ill|Ministry of Metallurgical Industry|zh|中華人民共和國冶金工業部}}.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=2017-07-16 |title=黄金部队与军事地质 |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2017-07/16/c_129656309.htm |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=Xinhua}}</ref>

It consisted of 7 regiment level battalions and 12 geological teams.<ref name=":6" />

The Gold Corps was handed to the PAP in January 1985.<ref name=":33" /> After 1985, it went under the dual control of the {{Ill|Ministry of Metallurgical Industry|zh|中華人民共和國冶金工業部}} and [[Ministry of Public Security (China)|Ministry of Public Security]]. It's role in this time was to do geological surveys for gold mining.<ref name=":6" />

After February 1999, it went under the dual control of the People's Armed Police and the {{Ill|State Economic and Trade Commission|zh|中华人民共和国国家经济贸易委员会}}. It's official duties were: finding gold deposits, providing security and law enforcement to gold mines, mining gold and preventing conflict near gold mines.<ref name=":6" />

By 2011, the gold corps had mined 1800 tonnes of gold.<ref name=":44">{{Cite news |last=Guo |first=Yuandan |date=2011 |title=寻宝奇兵：揭秘中国黄金部队 |url=http://paper.people.com.cn/rmwz/html/2011-03/01/content_795602.htm?div=-1 |work=[[People's Daily]] |no-pp=y}}</ref> The same year in December, it's official role switched again to geological surveying and metal analysis along with disaster relief to geological related incidents and law enforcement.<ref name=":6" />

In 2016, it's role was switched yet again to focus primarily on [[military geology]] related work in the [[Deepening National Defense and Military Reform]].<ref name=":6" />

In 2018, the Gold Corps was disbanded and its personnel were handed to the [[Ministry of Natural Resources (China)|Ministry of Natural Resources]], the [[China Geological Survey]] and the [[China National Gold Group Corporation]].<ref name=":2" />

=== Organization ===

* 1st Gold Contingent - Headquarters in [[Harbin]]<ref name=":45">{{Cite web |date=2020-09-24 |title=武警黄金部队改革迈向纵深：已有10大调查中心成立 |url=https://m.thepaper.cn/kuaibao_detail.jsp?contid=9324590&from=kuaibao |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=The Paper}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Chen |first=Man |last2=Liu |first2=Hongli |last3=Gong |first3=Quande |last4=Bian |first4=Hongye |last5=Zhao |first5=Chunrong |last6=Hu |first6=Jianmin |date=September 2010 |title=黑龙江伊春-延寿地槽褶皱系成矿特征分析 |url=https://www.cgsjournals.com/zgdzdcqkw-data/dzyzy/2010/3/PDF/2010-3-208.pdf |journal=China Geological Survey |volume=19 |issue=3}}</ref>
** 1st Gold Detachment<ref name=":44" />
** 2nd Gold Detachment<ref name=":44" />
** 3rd Gold Detachment<ref name=":44" />
** 4th Gold Detachment<ref name=":44" />
* 2nd Gold Contingent<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zhao |first=Xiaofei |date=2008-04-07 |title=武警黄金二总队建立人才技术资源调控机制 |url=http://www.chinamil.com.cn/site1/2008a/2008-04/07/content_1193701.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917142352/http://www.chinamil.com.cn/site1/2008a/2008-04/07/content_1193701.htm |archive-date=2009-09-17 |website=Chinese Military}}</ref>
** 5th Gold Detachment<ref name=":44" />
** 6th Gold Detachment<ref name=":44" />
** 7th Gold Detachment<ref name=":44" />
** 8th Gold Detachment<ref name=":44" />
* 3rd Gold Contingent - Headquarters in [[Chengdu]]<ref name=":44" /><ref name=":46">{{Cite web |date=2011-03-24 |title=刘冲冲的心灵成长轨迹 |url=http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/2011-03-24/0354639125.html?from=wap |website=Sina |publisher=PLA Daily}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=商业及配套设施 |url=http://mpnr.chengdu.gov.cn/ghhzrzyj/dzzlfw//2024-06/14/aaf9c26e89d84886a344f879f654091b/files/78b201fefcc24a7b9f16109d27f1223a.pdf |website=Chengdu Municipal Government}}</ref>
** 9th Gold Detachment<ref name=":44" />
** 10th Gold Detachment<ref name=":44" /><ref name=":46" />
** 11th Gold Detachment<ref name=":44" />
** 12th Gold Detachment<ref name=":44" />
* Gold Corps Research Institute<ref name=":45" />
* Gold Corps Training Battalion<ref name=":45" />

=== 2020 Reforms ===
In September 2020, Some former Gold Corps units were reactivated and transferred to the [[China Geological Survey]] under different names.<ref name=":45" />

* The 1st Gold Contingent was renamed to the [[China Geological Survey]] [[Harbin]] Natural Resources Comprehensive Research Center.<ref name=":45" />
* The 1st Gold Detachment was renamed to the [[China Geological Survey]] [[Mudanjiang]] Natural Resources Comprehensive Research Center.<ref name=":45" />
* The 2nd Gold Detachment was renamed to the [[China Geological Survey]] [[Hohhot]] Natural Resources Comprehensive Research Center<ref name=":45" />
* The 5th Gold Detachment was renamed to the [[China Geological Survey]] [[Xi'an]] Mineral Resources Research Center.<ref name=":45" />
* The 6th Gold Detachment was renamed to the [[China Geological Survey]] [[Xining]] Natural Resources Comprehensive Research Center.<ref name=":45" />
* The 8th Gold Detachment was renamed to the [[China Geological Survey]] [[Ürümqi]] Natural Resources Comprehensive Research Center.<ref name=":45" />
* The 9th Gold Detachment was renamed to the [[China Geological Survey]] [[Haikou]] [[Marine geology|Marine Geology]] Research Center<ref name=":45" />
* The 10th Gold Detachment was renamed to the [[China Geological Survey]] [[Kunming]] Natural Resources Comprehensive Research Center.<ref name=":45" />
* The 11th Gold Detachment was renamed to the [[China Geological Survey]] [[Changsha]] Natural Resources Comprehensive Research Center.<ref name=":45" />
* The Research Institute and Training Battalion were renamed to the [[China Geological Survey]] Geophysics Research Center in [[Langfang]].<ref name=":45" />