On the strengthening of coal and resources prospecting of integrated management notice

All provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, the Office of Land and Resources:

To strengthen coal and resources integrated exploration, mining management, an effective solution to coal, promotion of coal and coalbed methane resources exploitation and utilization, The following notice is:

一，Support and encourage person who integrated coal mining rights of prospecting and mining of methane resources.

二，To strengthen management of methane mining rights.

三, Proper solution coal, methane mining rights issues overlap.

The circular is issued within six months, the two sides could not sign a cooperation agreement, Land resources management departments in accordance with the relevant provisions of the workload and the prospecting and mining has invested mediation.

Ministry of Land and Resources

April 17, 2007