Examination and registration characteristics of prospecting rights in China and reform suggestions for existing problems

Mining industry provides energy and raw materials for economic construction and is the support and guarantee of national economic in China.Therefore, it is very important to strengthen the management of mining rights and maintain efficient development of mining industry.This paper studies the examination and registration of prospecting rights in China, and summarizes the characteristics of the management of examination and registration of prospecting rights in four respects including the development of prospecting rights transfer system, classified examination and categorized transfer, administrative license items and the current situation of examination and registration.On this basis, the problems existing in the management of examination and registration of prospecting rights are further analyzed, and six conspicuous problems are raised such as the authority of examination, transfer methods, license validity period, prospecting stage with reducing area, overlapping of prospecting scope and efficiency of examination and registration.In view of the above mentioned problems, this paper puts forward reform suggestions in six aspects, which include implementing the national reform requirements, speeding up the revision of mining law and related regulations, improving and perfecting mining right transfer system, optimizing the examination and registration work, strengthening construction of information network and credit system of geological prospecting industry.Continuously promoting the reform of mining administration can solve the prominent problems of examination and registration of prospecting rights, and it is helpful to further promote the efficient development of mining industry.