Regional Law No. 137-ZS “On subsoil management”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Altai Document type Legislation Date 2008 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources Keyword Exploration Mining Minerals Authorization/permit Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes This Regional Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law regulates the issues of nature management. Regional subsoil and mineral deposits, included hydrocarbons and other energy resources contained therein, shall be public property. Authorized types of subsoil management shall be as follows: (a) exploration and prospecting; (b) mining; and (c) collection of minerals for mineral collection. Subsoil can be conceded for combined management of more than one type of subsoil management. The period of concession of subsoil for exploration and prospecting shall be 5 years, for mining and extraction of common minerals for the period of management until exhaustion of mineral deposits. Exploration and mining shall be subject to licensing requiring payment. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 104-ZS amending Regional Law No. 137-ZS “On subsoil management”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2011 Keyword: Exploration, Mining, Minerals, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 22-ZS amending Regional Law No. 137-ZS “On subsoil management”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Exploration, Authorization/permit, Groundwater Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 3-ZS amending Regional Law No. 137-ZS “On subsoil management”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2016 Keyword: Access-to-information, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX