Qinghai Province has proposed to accelerate the construction of a world-class salt lake industry base, and in recent years, a large number of salt lake drilling construction projects have been implemented in Qinghai Province. At the same time, Qinghai Province has proposed to "build an ecological civilization highland", requiring the implementation of green exploration, and has put forward higher requirements in environmental protection and ecological civilization construction. This article takes the No. 9 potassium mine exploration hole in the Mahai area of Mangya City, Qinghai Province implemented by our institute as an example. Based on the actual construction situation on site and the natural ecological situation of the mining area, the layout of the living and construction areas was reasonably planned. The main factors causing environmental disturbance were analyzed, including temporary road construction, vehicle driving, project site construction, drilling engineering construction, etc. Corresponding green exploration measures were formulated. This can enhance the awareness of green construction among geological drilling practitioners, form green exploration habits, and provide replicable and referenceable green exploration experience for other units to carry out geological drilling construction in landscape areas covered by aeolian sand.