Nordrhein-Westfalen Mining Activities Law. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Nordrhein-Westfalen Document type Legislation Date 1979 (2007) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleLaw governing mining activities. Subject Mineral resources Keyword Mining Exploration Minerals Authorization/permit Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Law lays down provisions relating to the extraction of minerals in the Land Nordrhein-Westfalen. In particular, it applies to the extraction of minerals to which the landowner is entitled as well as to the restoration of the land involved. Article 3 establishes that every extraction is subject to a previous license to be released by the competent mining authority. The text consists of 16 articles. Full text German Website www.nrw.de