Regulation on mining.

This Regulation aims at exploring and processing minerals in accordance with national interests. This Regulation sets forth the principles and procedures concerning license and certification for exploration and mining activities, supervision and control on exploration and mining activities, ore production, production of construction materials to be used in road, bridge, dam, pond and harbor constructions and defines principles and procedures concerning the management of abandoned areas with license. This Regulation sets forth provisions on classification of minerals, procedural matters for licensing, periods and activities of exploring, permit and licensing for operation, period of operating licenses, mapping, right of usufruct and expropriation, inspection of mining activities, state’s share, fines, registration of licenses, and exploring activities of state agencies.