Mineral Resources Law

Mineral Resources Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国矿产资源法

[Current Text: Chinese only]

(adopted Mar. 19, 1986, effective Oct. 1, 1986; amended Aug. 29, 1996, effective Jan. 1, 1997; amended and effective Aug. 27, 2009; revised Nov. 8, 2024, effective July 1, 2025)

• Status: Revision passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
• Principal Drafter: Ministry of Natural Resources
• Submitter: State Council
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 11^th NPCSC Category I; 12^th NPCSC Category II; 13^th NPCSC Category II; 14^th NPCSC Category I
  • Annual: 2022, 2023, 2024
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #3 (round): Nov. 4 – 8, 2024 (Current Text ⇧)
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #2: June 25 – 28, 2024 (Chinese only) 💬
    • Public consultation: June 28 – July 27, 2024
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #1: Dec. 25 – 29, 2023 (Chinese only Δ) 💬
    • Public consultation: Dec. 29, 2023 – Jan. 27, 2024
  • State Council public consultation: Dec. 17, 2019 – Jan. 15, 2020 (Chinese only)
• Legislative Records
  • Explanation (Dec. 25, 2023)
  • Report on Status of Revision (June 25, 2024)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (Nov. 4, 2024)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Nov. 7, 2024)
  • Presidential Order (Nov. 8, 2024)

NPC Observer Coverage

• NPCSC Session Watch: Chinese-Style Constitutional Review, Legislative Oversight, Charity Regulation, Border Health, Emergency Management & Mineral Resources (Dec. 19, 2023)

Last updated: June 13, 2025, 15:32 EDT