On the afternoon of January 11, 2020, Zhang Yifei and Han Xue from the Resource Evaluation Center of the First Geological Exploration Institute of China General Administration of Metallurgical Geology, and Chen Xi, a member of the Geological Division of the First Bureau of China Metallurgical Geology, visited IDP. The project "transformation of crisis mine in an iron ore district in eastern Hebei province" was advanced for discussion. Jiang Jiyi, director of School of Earth Sciences, warmly received the visitors. Bai Xiangdong, director of Geological Teaching and Research Office, and Associate Professor Guan Chengyao attended the meeting.

Jiang Jiyi put forward preliminary ideas on the framework of the project, cooperation ideas and preliminary work preparation at the meeting. The two sides had extensive exchanges and discussions on the specific situation of the mining area, the design ideas of the project, the focus of work, the work content, the entry point of cooperation and the cooperation scheme. Finally, the two sides reached a preliminary intention on the issue of cooperation, and reached a consensus on cooperation in professional training and co-construction of production, teaching and research base.

After the meeting, Jiang Jiyi accompanied Zhang Yifei and his party to visit the active fault detection laboratory and telemetry network center of the College of Earth Science.