Strengthen prospecting supervision and management of Sichuan Province

Recently, the Office of Land and Resources issued a circular in Sichuan

province, asked province municipalities, state land and resources and the geological survey industry, strengthen the establishment of the new prospecting and transfer, modification, approval, supervision and management.

To strengthen supervision and management of mineral notified that the relevant provisions those who fail to mineral exploration and prospecting mineral called for the geological survey units must criticized; The geological survey units sold geological survey compiled by others qualification programs and the implementation of exploration activities in accordance with law to reduce or cancel the geological survey aptitude; Fraudulent use of geological exploration unit aptitude implementation of the program , prospecting for admissibility and the applicant within two years prospecting in the province can apply for exploration right.

In addition, the province will introduce evaluation system for mineral prospecting, mineral exploration and evaluation of the longest period of not more than nine years. Before the notice,it has set up a mineral exploration and evaluation of mineral longest period not exceeding 12 years. It should make exploration and evaluation of mineral resources about full 9 or 12 years. The new prospecting should be consistent with the national industrial policy and the relevant planning requirements.