State regulations on the exploitation of small scale iron ores

Legal analysis: The provisions of the Mineral Resources Law are the provisions of the restrictions on the exploitation of mineral resources in China. This shows that China has a system of restrictions on the exploitation of mineral resources.

Legal basis: Article 3 of the Mineral Resources Law of the People's Republic of China Mineral resources belong to the state, and the ownership of mineral resources by the state is exercised. State ownership of mineral resources, whether surface or underground, does not change depending on the ownership or use rights of the land to which they are attached.

The State guarantees the rational development and utilization of mineral resources. It is forbidden for any organization or individual to occupy or destroy mineral resources by any means. The people at all levels must strengthen the protection of mineral resources.

To prospect and exploit mineral resources, it is necessary to apply for and obtain prospecting rights and mining rights respectively in accordance with the law, and to go through registration; However, the exploration carried out by a mining enterprise that has applied for the acquisition of mining rights in accordance with the law for the production of the enterprise within the scope of the demarcated mining area is excluded. The State protects prospecting and mining rights from infringement, and ensures that the production and work order in mining areas and exploration areas are not affected or damaged. Those engaged in the exploration and exploitation of mineral resources must meet the prescribed qualifications.

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Mining of the following mineral resources shall be examined and approved by the competent department of geology and mineral resources, and a mining license shall be issued: 1) mineral resources in the national planning mining area and the mining area with important value to the national economy; 2) Mineral resources with mineral reserves that can be mined outside the area specified in the preceding paragraph and are larger or larger; 3) specific minerals for which the state stipulates the implementation of protective mining; 4) mineral resources in the territorial sea and other maritime areas under the jurisdiction of China; 5) Other mineral resources specified in ***.

China's iron ore resources can be mined for about 100 years.

China's iron ore resources have the characteristics of wide distribution, complete types of ore deposits, many poor ores and few rich ores, complex ore types, and many associated (co)biotic components.

At present, it has been ascertained that the distribution of iron ore is distributed in more than 660 counties (banners) in 29 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions across the country, but it is produced in groups and belts, showing the characteristics of relatively concentrated distribution. As mentioned earlier, the nine regions alone account for 68% of the country's iron ore reserves. According to the scale of mining reserves, there are 101 large-scale mining areas (reserves greater than 100 million tons), and the total reserves account for the national reserves; There are 470 medium-sized mining areas (reserves of 100 million tons), and the total reserves account for the national reserves; There are 1,263 small mining areas (reserves less than 10 million tons), and the total reserves only account for them.

According to the current unreasonable over-exploitation method to extract resources, it is estimated that the mining will be completed before 2050.