China's Ministry of Natural Resources has opened public consultation on draft
Interim Measures for Mining Rights Registration. The draft permits mining rights
holders to apply for exploration and mining permits concurrently at the time of
mining-rights registration and instructs natural-resources authorities to handle
filings under a 'one-window application, coordinated handling' principle to
speed processing and reduce applicant burden. Real estate registration agencies
may obtain required mining-rights registration materials via information
sharing, eliminating the need for applicants to re-submit them.
