Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Mineral Resources Management Regulations

Chapter 1 General Provisions Article 1 In order to accelerate the exploration, development and utilization of mineral resources, strengthen the protection and management of mineral resources, and promote the development of the mining economy in the autonomous region, in accordance with the Mineral Resources Law of the People's Republic of China and the State, The relevant provisions of the "Implementation Rules of the Mineral Resources Law" and the "Regional Ethnic Autonomy Law". This regulation is formulated in light of the actual conditions of the autonomous region. Article 2: Any mining economic activities such as mineral resource exploration and mining within the territory of the autonomous region shall abide by these regulations. Article 3 Mineral resources belong to the state. The state ownership of surface or underground mineral resources shall not be changed by the ownership or use rights of the land to which they are attached. Article 4: Autonomous regions may give priority to the development and utilization of mineral resources within their own administrative regions. Article 5 When exploring and exploiting mineral resources, water and soil conservation, land reclamation and environmental protection shall be strengthened, and geological environment protection, monitoring and geological disaster remediation shall be strengthened. Article 6 To explore and exploit mineral resources, one must apply for registration in accordance with the relevant regulations of the state and the autonomous region, and obtain exploration rights or mining rights in accordance with the law. The legitimate rights and interests of prospecting rights and mining rights holders are protected by law. Article 7 Enterprises, institutions, social and economic organizations and individuals inside and outside the region are encouraged to conduct mineral resource exploration and start mining enterprises in accordance with the law; foreign enterprises and other economic organizations and individuals are allowed to establish joint ventures, cooperation, Conduct mineral resource exploration and start mining enterprises in the form of sole proprietorship. Article 8 The autonomous region implements a paid mining system for mineral resources. When mining mineral resources, resource taxes and resource compensation fees must be paid in accordance with relevant regulations of the state and the autonomous region.

The autonomous region implements a paid transfer system for geological results. Geological results transferred for a fee shall be evaluated by the state-owned assets evaluation department. Article 9 The geology and mineral resources department of the autonomous region is a functional department of the people's government of the autonomous region. Its main responsibilities are:

(1) Responsible for the management of mineral resources in the autonomous region and maintaining the state ownership of mineral resources;

(2) Supervision and management of the development of mineral resources;

(3) Responsible for the protection and management of the geological environment;

(4) Responsible for the industry management of geological exploration;

(5) Plan the mineral resources of the autonomous region in accordance with the law, and The distribution of mineral resources shall be managed under unified management;

(6) Coordinate with the water administrative department to manage groundwater resources in the administrative region. Article 10 The state (prefecture), city, and county geological and mineral administrative departments are functional departments of the people's governments at the same level and are responsible for the supervision and management of mineral resources exploration, mining registration management, mining and protection supervision and management, and geological environment protection management within their respective administrative regions. Waiting for work. Article 11 The relevant competent departments of the people's governments at all levels shall assist the geological and mineral competent departments at the same level in supervising and managing the exploration and mining of mineral resources. Article 12 The autonomous region commends and rewards units and individuals that have made contributions to the protection, conservation, and rational utilization of mineral resources. Chapter 2 Mineral Resources Exploration Article 13 The exploration of mineral resources shall follow the principles of unified planning, rational layout, and comprehensive evaluation. Gradually implement the block registration management system. The annual exploration plan for the autonomous region’s mineral resources shall be prepared by the autonomous region’s geology and mineral resources department and shall be implemented upon approval by the autonomous region’s planning and administrative department. Article 14 If you apply for the following geological and mineral exploration, the geological and mineral administrative department of the autonomous region shall handle the exploration registration and issue an exploration license. Except as otherwise provided by the state.

(1) Regional geological surveys at a scale of 1:250,000 and greater than 1:250,000;

(2) Exploration of metallic minerals, non-metallic minerals, and energy minerals;

(3) Exploration of groundwater, geothermal, and mineral water resources;

(4) Geophysical and geochemical exploration of minerals;

(5) Airborne geophysical prospecting, aviation Remote sensing geological survey;

(6) Other surveys prescribed by the state and autonomous regions. Article 15 The holder of exploration rights shall carry out exploration operations within six months after receiving the exploration license. If the exploration operation is not carried out within the time limit, it will be treated as automatically giving up the exploration rights, and the geology and mineral resources department of the autonomous region will cancel its exploration license.

If the exploration license expires and the exploration work time needs to be extended, the extension registration procedures shall be completed within three months before the expiration of the exploration license.

Horses of exploration rights must accept the supervision and management of the geological and mineral authorities where the exploration operation area is located.

Article 16 If the holder of the exploration right has any of the following circumstances, he shall apply to the geological and mineral administrative department of the autonomous region to go through the formalities for changing the exploration registration:

(1) Changing the scope of exploration work;

(2) Changing the object of the survey work;

(3) Changing the stage of the survey work. Article 17 Survey and construction operations shall not hinder irrigation, flood control and other activities, nor damage irrigation, flood control facilities and other production facilities. After the exploration operation is completed, measures should be taken to prevent soil erosion and protect the ecological environment.

If the holder of the exploration right causes damage to production means and other property to others during the exploration process, he shall be compensated in accordance with the law. Article 18 The holders of exploration rights and mining rights shall fill in the mineral reserves table and register the reserves in accordance with the relevant regulations of the state and the autonomous region. Article 19 The holder of exploration rights shall submit geological prospecting reports and other geological data to the geological data management agency of the autonomous region in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state and the autonomous region.

The geological data management agency of the autonomous region shall protect the legitimate rights and interests of the units that submit the survey results, and shall provide borrowing or use of the geological survey reports and other geological data submitted by the survey units in accordance with the relevant regulations of the state and the autonomous region, and shall not Block it or transfer it for profit.