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Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Soil Pollution at the Source

policy · Made 2024-11-06

Administrative Area Border Dispute Resolution Regulation

Regulation · Made 1988-12-27

Administrative Measures for the Import and Export of Gold and Gold Products

Regulation · Made 2015-03-30

Repealed

Administrative Measures for the Supervision of Geological Survey Qualifications

Regulation · Made 2010-01-25

Administrative measures for the use of mineral resource compensation

Regulation · Made 2001-11-22

Administrative measures of comprehensive utilization of coal gangues

Regulation · Made 2014-12-22

Administrative provisions on the collection of mineral resources compensation fee

Regulation · Made 1994-02-27

Announcement No.4 of 2018 of the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs—Announcement on Implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2397

Other · Made 2018-01-05

Announcement No.40 [2017] of the Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs—Announcement on Implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2371

Other · Made 2017-08-14

Announcement of Interpretation No. 9 [2003] of the Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China on the Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues concerning the Specific Application of Law in the Trial of Criminal Cases on Illegal or Destructive Mining

Other · Made 2003-05-29

Civil Code of the People's Republic of China

Act · Made 2020-05-28

Coal Mine Safety Supervision Regulations of the People's Republic of China

Regulation · Made 2000-11-07

Repealed

Constitution of the People's Republic of China

Constitution · Made 1982-12-04

Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China

Act · Made 1979

Decision of the State Administration of Work Safety on Repealing Two Rules Including the Provisions on the Gas Control of State-Owned Coal Mines

Other · Made 2015-07-20

Decree No. 11 of 1992 of the State Environmental Protection Administration Laying down the Provisions for the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution Caused by Tailings

Regulation · Made 1992-08-17

Repealed

Decree No. 152 of 1990 promulgating Detailed Rules for the Implementation of Law of the People's Republic of China on Mineral Resources

Regulation · Made 1994-03-24

Decree No. 168 of 1994 of the State Council promulgating the Administrative Measures for Coal Production Licenses

Regulation · Made 1994-12-20

Decree No. 169 of 1994 of State Council Promulgating the Regulations on Management of Township Coal Mines

Regulation · Made 1994-12-20

Decree No. 21 of the Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources Promulgating the Provisions on the Protection and Management of Geological Relics

Regulation · Made 1995-05-04

Decree No. 240 of the People's Government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on the Decision of the People's Government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Abolishing the Measures for the Control of Mine Geological Environment

Regulation · Made 2019-08-21 · Inner Mongolia - Nei Mongol

Decree No. 41 of the State Development and Reform Commission regarding the Decision to Repeal the Measures for the Administration on Liscenses for Tobacco Monopoly and the Provisions on the Administration of Obtaining the Letter of Approval for Mining of Gold Minerals

Regulation · Made 2016-07-31

Decree No. 67 of 2016 of the Ministry of Land and Resources regarding to the Interpretation of the Ministry of Land and Resources on Article 7 of the Measures for Land and Resources-Related Administrative Penalties

Other · Made 2016-05-12

Decree No. 9 of 2023 of the National Development and Reform Commission promulgating the Measures for Coal-Related Administrative Punishments (2023)

Regulation · Made 2023-12-27

Detailed Rules for Implementing the Administrative Measures for Coal Production Licenses

Regulation · Made 1995-03-29

Detailed Rules for Implementing the Measures of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region for the Guarantee Deposits for the Restoration and Management of the Geological Environment of Mines

Regulation · Made 2013-04 · Inner Mongolia - Nei Mongol

Emergency Response Law of the People's Republic of China

Act · Made 2007-08-30

黄金及黄金制品进出口管理办法 (FAOLEX copy)

Other · 中国人民银行海关总署令〔2015〕第1号 (number not printed on this copy) · 中国人民银行 and 海关总署 (issuer not printed on this copy)

Implementation Measures for the Formulation of Mineral Resources Plans

Regulation · Made 2012-10-12

Implementing measures for work safety licenses for coal mining enterprises

Regulation · Made 2016-02-16

Implementing measures of Yunnan Province for the value appraisal of the mineral resources destruction caused by illegal, destructive mining

Regulation · Made 2013-11-25 · Yunnan

Implementing rules for Measures of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region for the Mine Geological Environment Control and Improvement

Regulation · Made 2015-05-13 · Inner Mongolia - Nei Mongol

Interim Measures for the Administration of Registration Agencies for Exploration and Exploitation of Mineral Resources

Regulation · Made 1999-06-25

Interim Measures for the Administration of Special Funds for Risk Exploration of Foreign Mineral Resources

Regulation · Made 2005-10-31

Interim Measures for the Management of Data in the Exploration and Development of Deep-sea Submarine Area Resources

Regulation · Made 2017-12-29

Interim Measures for the Management of Geological Exploration Market

Regulation · Made 1991-02-19

Interim Measures for the Management of Samples in the Exploration and Development of Deep-sea Submarine Area Resources

Regulation · Made 2017-12-29

Interim Measures for the Total Control and Management of Rare Earth Mining and Rare Earth Smelting and Separation

Regulation · Made 2025-07-28

Interim Measures of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region for the Management of Geological Environment Experts

Regulation · Made 2013-06-20 · Inner Mongolia - Nei Mongol

Interim Provisions of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on the Three Rates Management of Mineral Resources

Regulation · Made 2013-06-19 · Inner Mongolia - Nei Mongol

Interim Provisions on Administration of the Development and Utilization of Special and Rare Coals

Regulation · Made 2012-12-09

Interim Provisions on the Qualification System for Mineral Reserve Appraisers to Practice Their Profession

Regulation · Made 1999-03-29

Law of the People's Republic of China on Foreign Trade

Act · Made 1994-05-12

Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Coal Industry

Act · Made 1996-12-01

Law of the People's Republic of China on the exploration and exploitation of deep seabed resources

Regulation · Made 2016-02-26

Measures for administration of land and resources standardization

Regulation · Made 2009-10-12

Measures for administration of mineral resources registration and statistics

Regulation · Made 2003-12-30

Measures for Administration of Transfer of Mineral Exploration Right and Mining Right

Regulation · Made 1998-02-12

Measures for Administrative Penalty in the Coal Industry

Regulation · Made 1997-05-19

Measures for handling administrative area boundary disputes

Regulation · Made 1981-05-30

Repealed

Measures for implementing the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Environmental Protection in the Exploration and Development of Offshore Petroleum

Regulation · Made 1990-09-20

Measures for Natural resources Administrative Penalties

Regulation · Made 2014-05-07

Measures for Public Participation in Environmental Impact Assessment

Regulation · Made 2018-07-16

Measures for review and accreditation of mineral resources reserves

Regulation · Made 1999-07-15

Measures for the administration of coal mine safety inspectors

Regulation · Made 2003-06-13

Measures for the Administration of Eligibilities of Survey Entities, Design Entities and Construction Undertaking Entities of Geologic Disaster Control Projects

Regulation · Made 2005-05-20

Measures for the Administration of Exploration and Mining Information of Mining Rights Holders

Regulation · Made 2024-05-16

Measures for the Administration of Invitation to Bid, Auction, and Quotation Concerning Mineral Prospecting Right and Mining Right (for Trial Implementation)

Regulation · Made 2003-06-11

Measures for the Administration of Mining Rights Registration Information

Regulation · Made 2020-06-16

Measures for the Administration of Natural Resources Statistics Work

Regulation · Made 2020-07-09

Measures for the Administration of Overseas Investment of Enterprises

Regulation · Made 2017-12-26

Measures for the Administration of Physical Geological Data

Regulation · Made 2016-09-26

Measures for the administration of special projects for investigation and evaluation of geological mineral resources

Regulation · Made 2014-11-17

Measures for the Administration of the Confirmation and Recordation of Enterprises' Investment Projects

Regulation · Made 2016-11-30

Measures for the Administration of the Qualification of Supervision Entities of Geologic Disaster Control Projects

Regulation · Made 2005-05-20

Measures for the Administration of Transfer of Mineral Exploration Right and Mining Right

Regulation · Made 2011-11-24

Measures for the Collection of Proceeds from the Assignment of Mineral Rights

Regulation · Made 2023-03-24

Measures for the Deduction and Exemption of Charges for Using the Mineral Prospecting Right and Mining Right

Regulation · Made 2000-06-06

Measures for the eligibility check and granting of mineral resources exploration and exploitation registration agents and agencies

Regulation · Made 1999-06-25

Measures for the Implementation of Administrative License of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine

Regulation · Made 2012-12-26

Measures for the Ministry of Natural Resources to supervise and publicly notify cases of violations of laws and regulations

Regulation · Made 2020-06-20

Measures for the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution Caused by Tailings

Regulation · Made 2022-04-11

Measures for the Standardization Management of Natural Resources

Regulation · Made 2020-06-24

Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Coal Business Operations

Regulation · Made 2014-07-30

Measures of Fujian Province on Management of Mineral Resources

Regulation · Made 1993-09-06 · Fujian

Measures of Gansu province for implementing resource tax

Regulation · Made 1994-07-18 · Gansu

Measures of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region for the mine geological environment control and improvement

Regulation · Made 2015-03-27 · Inner Mongolia - Nei Mongol

Repealed

Measures of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region for Emergency Rescue Service of Mines

Regulation · Made 2012-07-10 · Ningxia

Measures of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region for the Administration of Administrative Divisions and Handling Administrative Area Boundary Disputes

Regulation · Made 2018-04-27 · Ningxia

Measures of Shaanxi province for administration of mine geological environment treatment deposit

Regulation · Made 2013-04-20 · Shaanxi

Measures of the Customs of the People's Republic of China for the Administration of the Origin of Imported Goods under Special Preferential Tariff Treatment to the Least Developed Countries

Regulation · Made 2017-03-01

Measures of the Customs of the People's Republic of China for the Administration of the Origin of Imported and Exported Goods under the Agreement on Trade in Goods of the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement

Regulation · Made 2018-12-28

Measures of the Customs of the People's Republic of China for the Administration of the Origin of Imported and Exported Goods under the Free Trade Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Georgia

Regulation · Made 2018-12-13

Measures of the Customs of the People's Republic of China for the Administration of the Origin of Imported and Exported Goods under the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation between the People's Republic of China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Regulation · Made 2019-08-19

Regulation · Made 2019-02-28

Measures of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region for implementing coal resource tax ad valorem

Regulation · Made 2015-01-04 · Inner Mongolia - Nei Mongol

Measures of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region for the Guarantee Deposits for the Restoration and Management of the Geological Environment of Mines

Regulation · Made 2013-02-22 · Inner Mongolia - Nei Mongol

Mine Safety Law of the People's Republic of China

Act · Made 1992-11-07

Mineral Resources Law

Act · Made 1986-03-19

Mineral Rights Granting System Reform Programme

policy · Made 2017-02-27

National Radioactive Pollution Control Standard for radiation protection and radiation environment protection in uranium mining and milling

Other · Made 2020-05-20

Notice of the Tariff Commission of the State Council on adjusting the provisional tariff rates for imports and exports of some commodities

Other · Made 2007-05-22

Order No. 82 of the State Administration of Work Safety promulgating the Ten Provisions on Strengthening the Prevention and Control of Coal-Mine Gas

Regulation · Made 2014-06-20

Outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People's Republic of China

policy · Made 2026-03-13

Provision on Administration of Submission of Radioactive Mineral Geological Data

Regulation · Made 1990-12-01

Provisions of Administrative Reconsideration on Natural Resources

Regulation · Made 2019-07-19

Provisions of Hunan province on conditions for registration of mineral resources exploitation

Regulation · Made 2011-11-08 · Hunan

Provisions of the State Council on the Administration of Administrative Divisions

Regulation · Made 1985-01-15

Repealed

Provisions on administrative response to litigation on natural resources

Regulation · Made 2019-07-26

Provisions on coalmine leaders entering coal pits for safety supervision and inspection

Regulation · Made 2010-09-07

Provisions on Investigating and Handling Illegal Acts in the Production and Business Operation of Food Containing Gold and Silver Foil Powder

Regulation · Made 2022-06-23

Provisions on Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Supervision

Regulation · Made 2017-12-27

Provisions on specific scope of state secrets and their classifications in the land administration

Regulation · Made 1989-10-30

Repealed

Provisions on the Administration of Natural Resources Regulatory Documents

Regulation · Made 2018-12-27

Provisions on the Administration of Obtaining the Letter of Approval for Mining of Gold Minerals

Regulation · Made 2003-12-17

Provisions on the Administrative Response to the Legal Proceedings of Land and Resources

Regulation · Made 2017-05-08

Provisions on the Functions, Structure and Staffing of the Ministry of Natural Resources

Regulation · Made 2018-08-01

Provisions on the Gas Control of State-owned Coal Mines

Regulation · Made 2005-01-06

Repealed

Provisions on the Hearings in Respect of Natural Resources

Regulation · Made 2003-12-30

Provisions on the Main Functions, Internal Bodies and Staffing of the State Administration of Coal Mine Safety

Regulation · Made 2008-07-11

Provisions on the Protection of the Geologic Environment of Mines

Regulation · Made 2009-03-02

Provisions on the protection of the geological environment of mines

Regulation · Made 2009-02-03

Provisions on the Safety Supervision over Gas Control on State-owned Coal Mines

Regulation · Made 2005-01-06

Repealed

Provisions on the Scope of National Secrets Concerned in the Management of Surveying and Mapping Work

Regulation · Made 2003

Provisions on the Scope of State Secrets Concerned in the Management of Land and Resources

Regulation · Made 2003-05-14

Provisions on the supervision and inspection of safety facilities of coal mine construction projects

Regulation · Made 2003-07-04

Provisions on value appraisal procedures of the mineral resources destruction caused by illegal, destructive mining

Regulation · Made 2005-08-31

Regulation of Zhejiang Province on Management of Mineral Resources

Regulation · Made 2000-04-29 · Zhejiang

Regulation on Rare Earth Administration

Regulation · Made 2024-06-22

Regulation on the Administration of Administrative Divisions

Regulation · Made 2018-10-10

Regulation on the Administration of Geological Survey Qualifications

Regulation · Made 2008-03-03

Regulation on the Prevention and Control of Geologic Disasters

Regulation · Made 2003-11-24

Regulations of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture on the administration of mineral resources

Regulation · Made 1998-10-07 · Sichuan

Regulations of Benxi Manchu Autonomous County on the administration of mineral resources

Regulation · Made 1999-07-29

Regulations of Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture on the administration of mineral resources

Regulation · Made 1995-05-31

Regulations of Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture on the administration of mineral resources

Regulation · Made 1995-09-22 · Qinghai

Regulations of Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture on the administration of mineral resources

Regulation · Made 1995-05-31 · Yunnan

Regulations of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Promoting the Construction of National Important Energy and Strategic Resource Bases

Regulation · Made 2023-07-31 · Inner Mongolia - Nei Mongol

Regulations of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture on the administration of mineral resources

Regulation · Made 1993-10-28 · Sichuan

Regulations of Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture on the administration of mineral resources

Regulation · Yunnan

Regulations of the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture on the administration of mineral resources

Regulation · Made 2000-05-26 · Gansu

Regulations of the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture on the administration of mineral resources

Regulation · Made 1995-10-19 · Sichuan

Regulations of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on protection of Beihai Silver Beach area

Regulation · Made 2013-07-19

Regulations of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Geological Environment Protection

Regulation · Made 2003-07-25 · Inner Mongolia - Nei Mongol

Regulations of the Ningxia Autonomous Region on exploration, exploitation and protection of coal resources

Regulation · Made 2008-09-19 · Ningxia

Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the administration of environmental protection in the exploration and development of offshore petroleum of 1983

Regulation · Made 1983-12-29

Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the prevention of vessel-induced sea pollution of 1983

Regulation · Made 1983-12-29

Regulations of the Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture on the administration of mineral resources

Regulation · Made 1999-06-04 · Hunan

Regulations of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on state land and resources inspection and supervision

Regulation · Made 2009-11-27 · Xinjiang

Regulations of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture on the management of mineral resources

Regulation · Made 2004-03-31 · Jilin

Regulations on Administration of Administrative Boundaries

Regulation · Made 2002-05-13

Regulations on Administration of Geological Data

Regulation · Made 2002-03-19

Regulations on implementing the Mine Safety Law of the People's Republic of China

Regulation · Made 1996-10-30

Regulationsof Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Border Management

Regulation · Made 2005-11-25 · Xinjiang

Rules for the Implementation of the Mineral Resources Law of the People's Republic of China

Regulation · Made 1994-03-26

Rules for the Investigation and Punishment of Illegal Acts on Land and Resources

Regulation · Made 2014-09-10

Rules for Trading Mining Rights

Regulation · Made 2023-01-03

Some Provisions on Strengthening the Socialized Service of Geological Data

Regulation · Made 2005-11-01

Special Provisions of the State Council on the Prevention of Work Safety Accidents of Coal Mines

Regulation · Made 2005-09-03

Supplementary Provisions on Examination and Approval Procedures for Mining Gold Minerals

Regulation · Made 1994-01-31