Land and Resources “ 13th Five-Year Plan ” The Planning Outline explicitly states that, “ 13th Five-Year Plan ” During this period, land and resource management will continue to uphold the principle of balancing protection with safeguarding, and will remain committed to conserving resources and using them efficiently. Furthermore, it has set forth a clear direction for accelerating reform of the mineral resource management system.

　　Deepen the reform of the paid-use system for mineral resources. Improve the system for granting mining rights, formulate a plan for the granting of mining rights, and establish methods for granting prospecting and mining rights that are consistent with the requirements of the market economy and the laws governing the mining industry, while expanding the scope of market-based competitive bidding. Further clarify the property rights relationships among owners, investors, and users in the paid acquisition, occupation, and exploitation of mining rights, and work with relevant departments to establish a national equity fee system for mineral resources and refine related supporting systems. Enhance the systems for prospecting right usage fees and minimum exploration investment requirements for mineral resources.

　　Accelerate the reform of the oil and gas resource exploration and exploitation system. Taking the pilot reform of oil and gas exploration and exploitation in Xinjiang as a breakthrough, steadily advance the reform of the institutional mechanisms for oil and gas exploration and exploitation, and gradually open up the oil and gas exploration and exploitation market. Explore the establishment of a competitive bidding system for prospecting rights that is tailored to the characteristics of oil and gas exploration and exploitation and fully leverages the decisive role of the market in allocating resources; attract social capital and intensify efforts in oil and gas exploration and exploitation. Improve the mechanism for exiting exploration blocks, raise the fees for the use of prospecting rights and the minimum standards for exploration investment, and promote the transfer and circulation of exploration blocks.

　　Enhance the degree of market-oriented allocation of mineral resources. According to... “ Clear property rights, well-established rules, effective regulation, and standardized operations. ” requirements to accelerate the establishment of a unified, open, competitive, and orderly mining market system. Promote contract-based management of exploration projects and encourage mining enterprises to increase their investment in exploration activities. Gradually establish an access and exit mechanism for mineral exploration that relies primarily on economic incentives, and refine the system for reducing the area of exploration blocks. Reform the Central Geological Exploration Fund and set up a National Mining Investment Fund to address shortcomings in the mining capital market and broaden financing channels for risk exploration and mining development. In coordination with public resource trading platforms, improve nationwide, unified rules for mining rights transactions, implement a system for publicly disclosing exploration and mining information held by mining right holders, and intensify the disclosure of information related to the transfer and assignment of mining rights.

　　Promote the exploration and mining of mineral resources. “ Three reductions, one lowering, and one supplementation ” Reform the supply side of the service sector, strictly manage mineral resources used for new capacity in industries suffering from overcapacity, and place greater emphasis on mineral exploration and mining. “ Reduce overcapacity and reduce inventory. ” Actively cooperate with the relevant authorities to improve the management of mineral resource taxes and fees, accelerate the reform of the mining rights approval system, reduce costs for mining enterprises, and address shortcomings in areas such as policy management, government functions, and technical standards.

　　Establish a strategic mechanism for identifying, monitoring, and early-warning of risks related to critical minerals. Strengthen capacity-building for monitoring and early-warning, develop early-warning indicators, safety threshold values, and comprehensive evaluation models, and systematically conduct statistical analyses of domestic and international production, consumption, trade, and resource conditions. Enhance the capability to provide early warnings on resource security in response to major international conflicts. Improve the reserve registration system, explore the establishment of a strategic mechanism for identifying, monitoring, and early-warning of critical mineral risks, support government decision-making, and guide industry development. Strengthen policy reserves, develop risk-handling contingency plans, and enhance risk prevention and control capabilities.