Minister of Natural Resources States that Policies will be Introduced Successively to Encourage Social Capitals to be Invested in Ore Prospecting

SHANGHAI, Mar 21 (SMM) - On the morning of March 12, the first meeting of the 14th National People's Congress held a "minister channel" interview activity in the Great Hall of the People. Wang Guanghua, Minister of Natural Resources, said that this year, we will introduce some policies to further create a good market environment and encourage and attract social capital to invest in ore prospecting. For example, if we want to promote the comprehensive exploration of mineral resources, we must adapt to the characteristics of China's relatively large number of paragenetic and associated mineral resources, further cancel the restrictions on mineral types of prospecting rights, and at the same time release the secondary market for prospecting rights and allow the circulation of prospecting rights. It will be able to attract more powerful mining companies to invest in ore prospecting operations, looking for good mines and large mines. In addition, in terms of policy formulation, it is necessary to further adjust the collection method of mining rights transfer proceeds.