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Mineral Resources Law.

Country/Territory
China
Document type
Legislation
Date
1986 (1996)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Mineral resources
Keyword
Basic legislation Minerals Mining Policy/planning Access right Concession Exploration Management/conservation Tax/levy Use restrictions Zoning Authorization/permit Indigenous peoples
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Abstract

The Law includes the following: Chapter 1, General Provisions; Chapter 2, Registration for Mineral Exploration and Examining and Approving Mineral Mining; Chapter 3, Mineral Exploration; Chapter 4, Mining Mineral Resources; Chapter 5, Collectively-owned Mining Enterprises and Mining Individuals; Chapter 6, Legal Liability; Chapter 7, Supplementary Provisions. Exploration and exploitation of the mineral resources of China shall be conducted under a concession granted by the State, which is the sole owner of those resources. The State shall be responsible for the sustainable development of the related industrial and commercial activities arising from aforesaid resources, while recognizing the rights of use, exploration and exploitation to individuals or enterprises.Aquisition of these rights shall be obtained with application and granting of a mining licence, the payment of licence fees and compensation. Transfer of rimining rights is forbidden with the exception of cases listed in Article 6 of Chapter 1.

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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Regulations for Registering to Explore For Mineral Resources Using the Block System.

Legislation | China | 1998

Keyword: Exploration, Registration, Authorization/permit, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Procedures for Administration of Registration of Mining of Mineral Resources.

Legislation | China | 1998

Keyword: Exploration, Registration, Authorization/permit, Offences/penalties, Minerals, Mining, Natural gas, Oil

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Provisions on the Administration of Obtaining the Letter of Approval for Mining of Gold Minerals

Legislation | China | 2003

Keyword: Mining, Authorization/permit, Minerals

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 152 of 1990 promulgating Detailed Rules for the Implementation of Law of the People's Republic of China on Mineral Resources.

Legislation | China | 1994

Keyword: Minerals, Mining, Policy/planning, Exploration, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Provisions on the Protection of the Geologic Environment of Mines.

Legislation | China | 2009

Keyword: Environmental planning, Mining, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Measures of Fujian Province on Management of Mineral Resources.

Legislation | China | 1993 (2004)

Keyword: Minerals, Mining, Policy/planning, Exploration, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation of Zhejiang Province on Management of Mineral Resources.

Legislation | China | 2000 (2004)

Keyword: Minerals, Mining, Policy/planning, Exploration, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Measures for Natural resources Administrative Penalties.

Legislation | China | 2014 (2024)

Keyword: Offences/penalties, Inspection, Enforcement/compliance, Land-use planning, Survey/mapping, Agricultural land

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Rules for the Investigation and Punishment of Illegal Acts on Land and Resources.

Legislation | China | 2014

Keyword: Offences/penalties, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Interim Provisions on the Qualification System for Mineral Reserve Appraisers to Practice Their Profession.

Legislation | China | 1999

Keyword: Minerals, Certification, Policy/planning, Authorization/permit, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Procedures for Administration of Registration of Mining of Mineral Resources (2014)

Legislation | China | 1998 (2014)

Keyword: Exploration, Registration, Authorization/permit, Offences/penalties, Minerals, Mining, Natural gas, Oil

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulations for Registering to Explore For Mineral Resources Using the Block System (2014).

Legislation | China | 1998 (2014)

Keyword: Exploration, Registration, Authorization/permit, Offences/penalties, Minerals, Mining, Natural gas, Oil

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Measures for the Administration of Invitation to Bid, Auction, and Quotation Concerning Mineral Prospecting Right and Mining Right (for Trial Implementation).

Legislation | China | 2003

Keyword: Minerals, Mining, Access right, Concession, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Rules for Trading Mining Rights.

Legislation | China | 2023

Keyword: Access right, Exploration, Mining, Internal trade, Dispute settlement

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Mineral Right Trading Rules.

Legislation | China | 2017

Keyword: Minerals, Mining, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Oil, Internal trade, Registration

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implementing measures of Yunnan Province for the value appraisal of the mineral resources destruction caused by illegal, destructive mining.

Legislation | China | 2013

Keyword: Minerals, Mining, Institution, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Measures of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region for the Guarantee Deposits for the Restoration and Management of the Geological Environment of Mines.

Legislation | China | 2013

Keyword: Hazards, Policy/planning, Environmental audit, Environmental planning, Drainage/land reclamation, Minerals, Mining, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Interim Provisions of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on the "Three Rates" Management of Mineral Resources.

Legislation | China | 2013

Keyword: Minerals, Mining, Offences/penalties, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Provisions on Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Supervision.

Legislation | China | 2017 (2020)

Keyword: Inspection, Enforcement/compliance, Land-use planning, Survey/mapping, Agricultural land, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX