Shanxi delegates transfer and registration of exploration rights for mineral species

The Department of Natural Resources of Shanxi Province announced the decision to adjust and optimize the registration authority for the transfer of some mining rights, and the transfer and registration authority of relevant mineral exploration rights are delegated to the municipal bureau for management.

Among the 25 kinds of strategic mineral resources, the Ministry of Natural Resources is responsible for the transfer and registration of mining rights of 14 important strategic mineral resources, including petroleum, hydrocarbon natural gas, shale gas, natural gas hydrates, radioactive minerals, tungsten, rare earths, tin, antimony, molybdenum, cobalt, lithium, sylvine and crystalline graphite. The provincial department is responsible for the transfer and registration of mining rights for 11 strategic mineral resources, including coal, coalbed methane, gold, iron, chromium, copper, aluminum, nickel, zirconium, phosphorus and fluorite. The provincial department remains responsible for the transfer and registration of geothermal mining rights.

Each municipal bureau is responsible for the transfer and registration of mining rights for mineral resources other than the above 26 mineral species (excluding river sand and brick clay mining rights with small reserves). The county (city, district) level natural resources bureau is responsible for the transfer and registration of mining rights for river sand and brick clay with small reserves.

The adjustment of registration authority for the transfer of some mining rights is valid for five years, according to the Department of Natural Resources of Shanxi Province.