Recently, the Hunan Provincial Department of Land and Resources issued the "Key Points for Mineral Development and Management in 2018", emphasizing the comprehensive completion of the clearance and withdrawal of mining rights in natural reserves, strict on-site verification of the scope of mining rights applications, and rejection of those that do not comply with relevant industrial policies and planning, safety and environmental conditions, to ensure the timely completion of the rectification task of feedback issues from central environmental protection inspectors by the end of June this year.
Simultaneously carry out comprehensive clearance and withdrawal of mining rights related to national and provincial nature reserves, and effectively strengthen guidance on the clearance and withdrawal of mining rights issued by cities and counties. Actively cooperate in the delineation of ecological red lines, and properly handle the relationship between delineation of ecological red lines and the protection of the legitimate rights and interests of established mining rights.
The Hunan Department requires accelerating the closure and elimination of backward small mines. In accordance with the requirements of the plan, we will thoroughly carry out the special treatment of Surface mine non-metallic mines in the Xiangjiang River basin, and resolutely close the open mining non-metallic mines located in the prohibited mining areas. Carry out investigation and research on resource development and integration of key mining areas, and do a good job in rectification and integration of key mining areas such as Huayuan County lead-zinc mining area.
The Hunan Department emphasizes that strict on-site verification of the scope of mining rights application should be carried out in accordance with the requirements of green mining construction. Any application that does not comply with relevant industrial policies and planning, safety and environmental conditions will not be approved; Further improve the system for compiling and reviewing mineral resource development and utilization plans, strictly control them, and reject those that do not meet the requirements. Starting from the aspects of mining layout, minimum mining scale, mining and selection methods, and "three rate" indicators, further improve the admission standards for major mineral development in the province and raise the admission threshold.
In addition, the Hunan Department also emphasizes the promotion of the construction of the mining rights market. Under the premise of complying with national industrial policies and mineral resource planning, strict mining rights transfer will be implemented under the principle of "holding and pressing", with a focus on releasing a batch of mining rights for mineral water, geothermal energy, emerging building materials and other minerals that have minimal ecological damage and safety hazards to poverty-stricken areas, to promote economic development in poverty-stricken areas.
(Source: Hunan Provincial Department of Land and Resources)