Mining Act｜第 4 條｜地礦｜Act｜In Force
第 一 章｜經濟部｜v1.0
Last Amended: 2023-06-21
Terminology used in the Act is defined as follows: 1. Mining industry- refers to business entities engaged in exploration, mining and the auxiliary mineral processing and smelting. 2. Exploration- refers to exploring for mineral resources and mineral reserves of a deposit and evaluating of its economic values. 3. Mining- refers to extracting a mineral for its economic and reasonable utilization. 4. Mineral right applicant: refers to the natural or juridical person applying for establishing a mineral right. 5. Exploration right applicant - refers to the natural or juridical person applying for establishing a right to explore for a mineral deposit. 6. Mining right applicant- refers to the natural or juridical person applying for establishing a right to mine a mineral deposit. .7. Mineral right – refers to the exploration right or mining right.. 8. Mineral right holder- refers to the natural or juridical person holding a exploration right or mining right. 9. Mineral concession – refers to the recorded area where a mineral right has been granted pursuant to this Act. Boundary of a mineral concession is the surface border bounded by stakes and down vertically. 10. Mineral claimed area- refers to the staked area applied for exploring for or mining minerals. 11. Exploration claimed area- refers to the staked area where an exploring right is applied to establish. 12. Mining claimed area- refers to the staked area where a mining right is applied to establish. 13. Mining land- refers to the land approved for the use of actual mining operations