What conditions are required for households exploiting minerals for construction materials?

(Baonghean.vn) - Conditions for business households to exploit minerals for common construction materials and exploit minerals to the fullest extent are specifically regulated in Decree No. 158/2016/ND-CP.

According to the Decree, business households specified in Clause 2, Article 51 of the Law on Minerals are granted a License to exploit minerals for common construction materials and a License to exploit minerals for salvage when they meet the following conditions:

1- There is a technical economic report on mineral exploitation in the area where the mineral has been explored and the reserves have been approved in accordance with the planning for mineral exploration, exploitation and use of the province or city where the minerals are located. The technical economic report on mineral exploitation must have a plan for using specialized human resources, equipment, technology and appropriate exploitation methods;

2- Have an environmental protection plan with an approval document from a competent authority in accordance with the provisions of law on environmental protection;

3- Mining capacity scale is not more than 3,000 m3 of raw mineral products/year.

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License Term

The term of a Mineral Exploitation License is the period of mineral exploitation specified in the Mineral Exploitation Investment Project but not exceeding the term specified in Clause 2, Article 54 of the Law on Minerals.

Mineral exploitation time in a mineral exploitation investment project includes: Basic construction time of the mine, including the expected time for compensation procedures, site clearance and land lease for exploitation; exploitation time according to design capacity; dredging exploitation time.

The Decree also clearly stipulates the mineral reserves allowed to be included in the mining design. Accordingly, the mineral reserves in the mining investment project allowed to be included in the mining design as prescribed in Article 52 of the Law on Minerals include all or part of the mineral reserves approved by the competent state agency, not in the prohibited area, temporarily prohibited from mineral activities, in accordance with the relevant mineral planning approved by the competent agency.

In case, due to consumption demand, exploitation period, social factors, the approved or licensed mineral reserves cannot be fully mobilized, the mobilized reserves in the exploitation design must not be less than 50% of the total approved mineral reserves for solid minerals; not less than 35% of the total flow approved by the competent state agency for mineral water and natural hot water and confirmed by the competent agency approving the mineral reserves specified in Article 49 of the Law on Minerals.

>>Download Decree 158/2016/ND-CP on minerals here

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