The State Council is streamlining 12 administrative approval and intermediary service items related to mining.
Release time:
2015-10-16
Source:
On October 11, 2015, the State Council issued Document No. 58 [2015] entitled “Decision of the State Council on the First Batch of Rectification and Standardization of 89 Administrative Approval and Intermediary Service Items under the Jurisdiction of State Council Departments.” Among the 89 items subject to rectification and standardization, a total of 12 are related to mining:
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Serial number |
Intermediary services |
Approval matters involved |
Approval Department |
Intermediary services |
Intermediary services |
Handling Decision |
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9 |
Verification and Public Notice of Mining Rights Transfer |
Approval of Mineral Resource Exploration |
Ministry of Natural Resources |
Notice of the Ministry of Natural Resources on Establishing and Improving the Physical Market for Mineral Rights (Guotu Zifa [2010] No. 145) |
Provincial Mining Rights Trading Institution |
Applicants are no longer required to entrust mining rights trading agencies with verification and public notice. Instead, the provincial-level departments of natural resources and land will be responsible for publishing information on the transfer of mining rights and issuing opinions confirming that no objections have been raised during the public notice period. |
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10 |
Verification of the scope of mining rights application |
Approval for the exploitation of mineral resources |
Ministry of Natural Resources |
Announcement of the Ministry of Natural Resources on Adjusting Relevant Issues Concerning Application Materials for Prospecting Rights and Mining Rights (Ministry of Natural Resources Announcement No. 17 of 2009) |
Qualified measurement units |
Applicants are no longer required to commission qualified surveying units to issue verification opinions on the scope of mining rights applications. Instead, local land and resources departments will commission relevant institutions to conduct the verification. |
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11 |
Preparation of the Implementation Plan for Mineral Resource Exploration |
Approval of Mineral Resource Exploration |
Ministry of Natural Resources |
Notice of the Ministry of Natural Resources on Further Standardizing Issues Related to the Management of Prospecting Rights (Guotu Zifa [2009] No. 200) |
An exploration unit with the corresponding geological exploration qualifications. |
Applicants may prepare the exploration implementation plan themselves as required, or they may entrust a relevant agency to prepare it. The approval authority shall not, in any form, require applicants to engage specific intermediary agencies to provide services. The existing technical assessment and review of exploration implementation plans by the approval authority shall be retained. |
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12 |
Preparation of the Land Reclamation Plan Report for Mineral Resource Exploitation |
Approval for the exploitation of mineral resources |
Ministry of Natural Resources |
Notice of the Ministry of Natural Resources on Issues Concerning the Preparation and Review of Land Reclamation Plans (Guotu Zifa [2007] No. 81) |
Units with qualifications in soil and water conservation, ecological environment engineering planning and design, or with experience in land reclamation planning and design. |
Applicants may prepare the land reclamation plan report themselves as required, or they may entrust a relevant agency to prepare it. The approval authority shall not, under any circumstances, require applicants to engage specific intermediary agencies for such services. The existing technical assessment and review of land reclamation plan reports by the approval authority shall be retained. |
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13 |
Preparation of Mineral Resource Development and Utilization Plans |
Approval for the exploitation of mineral resources |
Ministry of Natural Resources |
Notice of the Ministry of Land and Resources on Relevant Provisions Regarding Registration of Mineral Resource Exploration and Mining (Guotu Zifa [1998] No. 7) |
Units with design qualifications |
Applicants may prepare the mineral resource development and utilization plan themselves as required, or they may entrust a relevant agency to prepare it. The approval authority shall not, under any circumstances, require applicants to engage specific intermediary agencies for such services. The existing technical assessment and review of mineral resource development and utilization plans conducted by the approval authority shall be retained. |
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14 |
Verification of Mineral Resource Reserves |
Approval for the exploitation of mineral resources |
Ministry of Natural Resources |
Regulations on the Preparation of Verification Reports for Reserves of Solid Mineral Resources (Guotu Zifa [2007] No. 26) |
Units with corresponding geological exploration qualifications |
Applicants may prepare the mineral resource reserve verification report themselves as required, or they may entrust a relevant agency to prepare it. The approval authority shall not, in any form, require applicants to engage specific intermediary agencies to provide services. The existing technical assessment and review of mineral resource reserve verification reports conducted by the approval authority shall be retained. |
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15 |
Preparation of Annual Report on Mine Reserves |
Approval for the exploitation of mineral resources |
Ministry of Natural Resources |
Interim Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Mineral Resources (issued by the State Council in 1987) |
Qualified geological survey institutions |
Applicants may prepare the annual report on mine reserves themselves as required, or they may entrust a relevant agency to prepare it. The approval authority shall not, in any form, require applicants to engage specific intermediary agencies to provide services. The existing technical assessment and review of annual reports on mine reserves conducted by the approval authority shall be retained. |
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16 |
Preparation of Mine Geological Environmental Protection and Remediation & Restoration Plans |
Approval for the exploitation of mineral resources |
Ministry of Natural Resources |
Regulations on the Protection of Geological Environment in Mines (Ministry of Natural Resources Order No. 44) |
Units with qualifications for geological hazard risk assessment or qualifications for investigation and design of geological hazard control projects, as well as relevant work experience. |
Applicants may prepare the mine geological environmental protection and remediation plan themselves as required, or they may entrust a relevant agency to prepare it. The approval authority shall not, under any circumstances, require applicants to engage specific intermediary agencies to provide services. The existing technical assessment and review of mine geological environmental protection and remediation plans by the approval authority shall be retained. |
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17 |
Preparation of the Assessment Report on the Overlying of Important Mineral Resources in Construction Projects |
Pre-approval of Land Use for Construction Projects and Approval of Overlying Important Mineral Deposits in Construction Projects |
Ministry of Natural Resources |
Notice of the Ministry of Natural Resources on Further Strengthening the Approval and Management of Overlying Important Mineral Resource Approvals for Construction Projects (Guotu Zifa [2010] No. 137) |
Units with corresponding geological exploration qualifications |
Applicants may prepare the assessment report on the overlying of important mineral resources for construction projects themselves as required, or they may entrust a relevant agency to prepare it. The approval authority shall not, in any form, require applicants to engage specific intermediary agencies to provide services. The existing technical assessment and review of assessment reports on the overlying of important mineral resources for construction projects by the approval authority shall be retained. |
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40 |
Preparation of feasibility reports, including environmental impact assessment components, for projects involving the requisition, expropriation, or use of grasslands for mineral extraction and engineering construction. |
Approval for the requisition, expropriation, or use of grasslands exceeding 70 hectares for mineral extraction and engineering construction. |
Ministry of Agriculture |
Administrative Measures for the Examination and Approval of Grassland Occupation and Use (Ministry of Agriculture Order No. 58 of 2006) |
A design unit with the corresponding qualifications |
Applicants are no longer required to submit feasibility reports for grassland use that include environmental impact assessment content; the approval of environmental impact assessments will be carried out by environmental protection authorities in accordance with the law. |
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63 |
Preparation of a Special Chapter on the Design of Occupational Disease Prevention Facilities for Construction Projects (Coal Mines) |
Review of protective facility designs for construction projects with serious occupational disease hazards (excluding medical institutions), and completion acceptance of occupational disease protection facilities for construction projects. |
National Coal Mine Safety Administration |
The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases; Interim Measures for the Supervision and Administration of “Three Simultaneous” Occupational Health Practices in Construction Projects (Order No. 51 of the State Administration of Work Safety) |
A design unit with the corresponding qualifications |
Applicants may prepare the special section on occupational disease prevention facility design themselves as required, or they may entrust a relevant agency to prepare it. The approval authority shall not, in any form, require applicants to engage specific intermediary agencies for such services. The existing technical assessment and review of the special section on occupational disease prevention facility design by the approval authority shall be retained. |
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72 |
Preparation of Application Reports for New Coal Development Projects with an Annual Production Capacity of 1.2 Million Tons or More within Nationally Planned Mining Areas |
Approval of Fixed-Asset Investment Projects Invested and Constructed by Enterprises, Public Institutions, Social Organizations, and Other Entities |
National Energy Administration |
Decision of the State Council on Reform of the Investment System (Guofa [2004] No. 20) |
Class A Engineering Consulting Agency |