the supply risk of strategic metal minerals is at a high level. many experts provide suggestions for the revision of the mineral resources law.
2024-10-01
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china development and reform news reporter cheng hui
in response to the shortcomings of the current mineral resources law, the state is stepping up its efforts to revise relevant contents to ensure the safety of mineral resources, promote the rational development, utilization and protection of mineral resources, and further promote the high-quality development of the mining industry.
for example, more than 75% of my country's strategic metal minerals supply risks are at high levels, and the proportion continues to expand. against the background of global geopolitics and market fluctuations, supply chain terminal risks have surged, seriously affecting national resource security. at the same time, the united states, japan, the european union and other countries and regions have established strategic mineral reserve mechanisms. as an important means to ensure the security of mineral supply, my country's reserve mechanism needs to be improved.
at the 4th china mining rule of law summit forum hosted by china university of geosciences (beijing) and china natural resources society on the 28th, many experts said that my country’s mineral resources law has reached a point where it must be revised. due to the arduous task of revision, it needs to to open up "blocking points", solve "difficulties" and eliminate "pain points", we must solve mineral resource security issues through a legal thinking system.
at the summit forum, zhang hongtao, former counselor of the state council and former chief engineer of the ministry of land and resources, said in his speech that under the background of the revision of the mineral resources law, it is necessary to bring together wisdom from all aspects to jointly study and explore how to promote the sustainability of the mining industry through legal means. development, jointly study how to deal with the complexity and uncertainty of global resource allocation, and promote the green development, high-quality development and innovative development of the mining industry on the track of the rule of law. feng zhiming, vice president of the natural resources society of china, also said that innovation in the mining legal system can help ensure the safety of mineral resources and safeguard the high-quality development of the mining industry.
our country is a country with large mineral resources and a large mining country. mineral resources are an important material basis for economic and social development, and the exploration and development of mineral resources are related to the national economy, people's livelihood and national security. in recent years, the green and high-quality development of the mining industry, the construction of green mines, improving the transfer of mining rights, standardizing exploration and mining activities, strengthening the ecological restoration of mining areas, and legal liability for illegal exploration and mining have attracted widespread attention from the society.
meng lei, director of the law department of china university of geosciences (beijing), introduced at the forum that with the continuous development of the global economy, the mining industry is facing more challenges and opportunities, including the development trends of intelligence, greenness, and efficiency, as well as resource depletion and the pressure of environmental protection, etc.
cao xusheng, director of the mineral resources department of beijing jingshi law firm and researcher at the natural resources law research center of china university of geosciences (beijing), said that the security of mineral resources is related to the national economy and people's livelihood and national economic security. to ensure the security of mineral resources, it is necessary to consolidate the "mineral resources law" the basis of the rule of law. comprehensively deepening reform and promoting chinese-style modernization are inseparable from the development of the real economy, and the development of the real economy is inseparable from the supply of industrial raw materials, which come from mineral resources.
“my country’s mining industry is currently experiencing rising demand, adjustments to regulations, policies and systems, the integration of high-quality development and high-level protection, as well as many contradictions between domestic demand and supply, high external dependence, and uncertain and unstable external environment. "the special period of 'four phases superimposed'." at the forum, relevant experts from the china mining federation said that under this new situation, how can municipal and county-level mining administration and local mining enterprises cope with complex and ever-changing difficulties and problems and achieve management? scientific and high-quality development is a big article and a big topic.
at the forum, relevant experts who participated in the "research on mineral resources safety innovation" project of the chinese academy of engineering introduced that at present, my country's demand for strategic metal minerals is still at a high level, supply risks are high, and the reserve mechanism needs to be improved. “especially in the foundation of mineral resources (prospecting), there are many problems.” the expert said that these problems are mainly reflected in the ecological space compressing the prospecting space, the mining rights acquisition system restricting the prospecting space, and the mining investment society. capital continues to flow out, and structural problems in mineral exploration funds are highlighted. we should learn from the "trademark registration" system and establish a real-time, online "first-come-first-served" mining rights acquisition system. build a risk exploration market to attract social funds for mineral exploration. some experts said at the forum that in the future, it is an inevitable trend for large and medium-sized mining companies to independently establish professional companies for resource exploration and operation management.
experts suggest that the revision of the mineral resources law should add corresponding provisions to promote conservation and intensive utilization of associated mineral resources. adjust the relationship between the government and the market so that the laws of value, competition and supply and demand are fully reflected in the mining market, and ensure that the vitality and legitimate rights and interests of market entities are in line with international markets and rules.
some experts said that the revision of the mineral resources law should further refine the regulations on mining land to solve the problem of irregular mining land use in practice and establish a mining land system that is compatible with the exploration and mining of mineral resources. the property rights attributes of mining rights should be clearly stipulated in law, the legitimate rights and interests of mining rights holders and the national rights and interests should be safeguarded, and the issue of reasonable compensation should be resolved. at the same time, the legal liability for some illegal activities will be increased, and the penalties for illegal exploration, mining of mineral resources and other illegal activities will be increased.
cao xusheng said that the revision of the mineral resources law must not only have an international vision and strategic vision, but also be combined with my country's reality and focus on specific provisions. it must also adhere to the rule of law thinking and mining professional logic.
at the 2024 mining legal services exchange conference hosted by the environmental, resources and energy law professional committee of the all-china lawyers association on the afternoon of the 28th, many legal experts also said that it is necessary to improve the mining legal system, innovate mining legal services, and protect the mining industry through the rule of law. high quality development.
