Ministerial Decree No. 258 on state registration of mineral deposits. Country/Territory Uzbekistan Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources Keyword Minerals Exploration Registration Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Ministerial Decree establishes that state register of mineral deposits and waste originating from processing of minerals shall represent collection of brief unified descriptions of mineral deposits and industrial waste and shall be integral part of Common state registration system. The purpose of state registration shall be assessment of mineral stock, elaboration of mineral exploration programmes and geological study of subsoil. Object of state registration shall be: (a) mineral deposits calculated in the national balance of minerals; (b) mineral deposits that have not been calculated in the national balance of minerals even though already explored; (c) mineral deposits written off the national balance for some reason; and (d) spoil dumps. Full text Russian Website www.lex.uz