(January 9, 2004 Ministry of land and resources released 23rd) Chapter I General provisions article to strengthen the management of mineral resources registration and statistics, maintaining state ownership of mineral resources, according to the People's Republic of China Law of mineral and the People's Republic of China Law on statistics and the related administrative regulations, these measures are formulated.
    Article in the People's Republic of China the other sea areas under its jurisdiction engaged in mineral exploration, mining or construction review of important mineral resources, mineral resources registration and statistics shall, in accordance with the regulations.
    Article III mineral resources registration and statistics in these measures, including registration of mineral reserves and mineral resources and statistics.
    Registration of mineral resources reserves in these measures refers to the people's Government above the county level administrative departments of land and resources to identify, occupy or residual reserves of mineral resources, pressure covered type, quantity, quality, origin and other registration activities.
    Mineral statistics in these measures refers to the people's Government above the county level departments of land and resources administration of mineral resources reserves and exploitation of statistical activities.
    Fourth article the Ministry responsible for national management of mineral resources registration and statistics.
    Land and resources administrative departments of local people's Governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the administration of mineral resources registration and statistics within the administrative area, but except for oil, gas, coal bed methane, radioactive minerals.
    Second chapter mineral resources reserves registration fifth article has following case one of of, prospecting right people, and mining right people or units should in accordance with this approach of provides handle mineral resources reserves registration: (a) prospecting right people in different exploration stage identified mineral resources reserves of; (ii) mining right applicants application occupied mineral resources reserves of; (three) mining right people for change mine range, adjustment occupied mineral resources reserves of; (four) closed or close mine Hou has residues or remaining mineral resources reserves of;
    (E) project covering important mineral reserves, and (vi) stipulated by the people's Governments above provincial level departments of land and resources administration mineral resources reserves.
    Mining right after significant changes in the amount of mineral resources reserves calculation of new reserves of mineral resources, the Department of land and resources of the people's Governments above the county level administration decide whether to register.
    When the sixth registered mineral reserve, Administrative Department of land and resources of the people's Governments above the county level shall submit the following information: (a) registration of mineral resource reserves, (ii) assessment of mineral resource reserve (reviewed) submissions, (iii) mineral reserves (evaluation) report and the main photos, schedules, attachments.
    In addition to the information prescribed in the preceding paragraph, exploration right or mining right shall also submit copy of exploration or mining permits; reply to important mineral resources unit should also be simultaneously submitted to the land and resources Ministry or provincial departments of land and resources administration agreed to review the approval of important mineral resources file. Seventh article mineral resources reserves registration, according to following provides handle: (a) prospecting right people identified of mineral resources reserves, in mineral resources reserves review through Hou 15th within, by original sent card of land resources administrative competent sector registration; (ii) mining right applicants application occupied of mineral resources reserves, by sent card of land resources administrative competent sector in handle mining license Shi while handle; (three) mining right people for change mine range, adjustment occupied of mineral resources reserves,
    By original sent card of land resources administrative competent sector in handle mining license change registration procedures Shi while handle; (four) mining right people closed or close mine residues or remaining of mineral resources reserves, by original sent card of land resources administrative competent sector in handle mining license cancellation procedures Shi while handle; (five) engineering construction project pressure covered of important mineral resources reserves, by approved construction with to of land resources administrative competent sector in handle construction with to approval procedures Shi while handle.
    Article eighth registered mineral reserves, is planning, administration, protection and rational utilization of mineral resources based on without due process, without authorization, no unit or individual is allowed to change.
    Nineth land and resources administrative departments at higher levels shall from the date of completed registration of mineral resource reserves in the 10th, the seat of registration notify the mining of mineral resources reserve land and resources administrative departments at lower levels.
    Chapter III statistics article tenth of mineral resources survey of mineral resources plan, formulated by the Ministry of land and resources, statistical Administrative Department under the State Council for approval before implementation.
    The national mineral resources statistics, published by the Ministry of land and resources to the community on a regular basis.
    11th statistics of mineral resources shall be formulated by the Ministry of land and resources and the State Council on statistics approved by the Administrative Department of mineral resources statistics table and fill in the description.
    Statistical table of mineral resources, including mining and mining (oil and gas) General information, technical specifications of production capacity and actual production, mining, mineral composition and quality indicators, use mineral reserves change, comprehensive utilization of associated mineral and so on.
    Not included in the statistics table of identified mineral resources and reserves of mineral resources, mineral resources of his reserves, and residual reserves of mineral resources and its change of occupation mineral reserves, according to the reserves of mineral resources registration and statistics. 12th in mining mineral resources, statistics on an annual cycle, to mining permit area as defined by the basic statistical unit.
    But oil and gas mining to oil and gas fields as the basic statistical unit. 13th mining right shall, before the end of January in each year, completing and complete statistics of mineral resources underlying tables, and mineral resources statistics table in triplicate and submitted to the land and resources administrative departments at the county level, where the mining area.
    Statistical units across administrative division, common higher level specified by the competent administrative Department of land and resources of the land and resources administrative departments at the county level.
    Exploitation of petroleum, natural gas, coal-bed methane and radioactive minerals, the mining right shall be completed by the end of March each year completing statistical table of mineral resources, mineral resources and two copies of the underlying tables of statistics submitted to the Ministry of land and resources.
    14th higher administrative departments in charge of land and resources to the next level of land and resources administrative departments to report statistical information directly submitted to the statistical base of mineral resources and mining right table review, on-site inspection and analysis.
    Land and resources administrative departments at the provincial level should be before the end of March in each year will be reviewed to determine statistical information reported to the Ministry of land and resources.
    15th article County land resources administrative competent sector perform following statistics duties: (a) by superior land resources administrative competent sector registration Hou notification of and this level registration of mineral resources reserves of entry, and summary; (ii) this administrative within mining right people of mineral resources statistics based table of organization filled, and data review, and entry, and site checks; (three) by registration of mineral resources reserves and this administrative within mining right people occupied of mineral resources reserves changes situation of statistics;
    (D) the development and utilization of mining right in the administrative area of statistics (v) up one level of land and resources administrative departments to submit this article in part (c), (d) statistics.
    16th reporting mineral resources and statistics table, shall be truthful, accurate, comprehensive, timely and in accordance with the provisions relating to statistical verification, testing, and calculations, not making false statements on or concealing, late news, refusing to report.
    Fourth chapter registration and statistical information management article 17th mineral resources registration and statistics should be established by the Administrative Department of land and resources information management system, strengthening within the administrative area of mineral resources registration and statistics, account statistics and database management.
    Reporting mineral resources registration and statistics information should be attached to the electronic versions of the uniform requirements.
    The national mineral resources registration and statistics database established by the Ministry of land and resources.
    Exploration right or mining right and units shall establish management system of mineral resources registration and statistics archives, keep the units of mineral resources registration and statistics, statistics, and other relevant information, and accept supervision by the competent administrative Department of land and resources of the people's Governments above the county level examination.
    Article 18th departments of land and resources administration review and spot checking mineral resources registration and statistics, exploration right or mining right and the employer shall cooperate with and provide relevant data.
    Article 19th exploration right or mining right or employer requires confidentiality of mineral resources registration and statistics, land and resources administrative departments shall be kept confidential by law.
    Land and resources published by the Administrative Department of the people's Governments above the county level administrative region mineral resources registration and statistics provides information on services, shall observe the confidentiality provisions of laws and regulations.
    Article 20th land and resources of the people's Governments above the county level should be determined by the Administrative Department staff with the appropriate expertise specific registration statistics, regular evaluation of registration and statistics staff; the results significant and outstanding contributions should be given recognition and rewards.
    Fifth chapter legal responsibility 21st article mining right people not in accordance with this approach provides filled mineral resources statistics based table, false, and concealed, and refused reported, and late reported mineral resources statistics information, refused to accept check, and site checks or fraud of, in accordance with mineral resources mining registration management approach 18th article, and mineral resources compensation fee levy management provides 16th article and People's Republic of China statistics method and implementation rules of about provides for punishment.
    22nd in mineral resources registration and statistics departments of land and resources administration staff dereliction of duty, abuse of authority or engages, shall be given administrative sanctions constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law. Sixth chapter supplementary articles article 23rd these measures shall take effect on March 1, 2004.
                                      On January 3, 1995 issued by the Ministry of geology and minerals of the mineral reserve statistics interim measures for the administration of the registration and revocation.