MINING LAW Law No.04/97/NA CHAPTER IGENERAL PROVISIONSCHAPTER IIBASIC GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND PRESERVATION OF MINERAL RESOURCESCHAPTER IIIDISTRIBUTION OF MINERAL RESOURCE AREASCHAPTER IVCOMMERCIAL MINERAL OPERATIONCHAPTER VRIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MINING BUSINESSESCHAPTER VIMINING ACTIVITIES MANAGING AND CONTROLLING AGENCIESCHAPTER VIIARBITRATION, AWARDS AND SANCTIONSCHAPTER VIIIFINAL PROVISIONS CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONSArticle 1 Purposes of the Mining Law The Mining Law aims at defining the system of management, preservation, exploration, exploitation and processing of minerals for local consumption and export with the use of natural resource potentials in the industrial process and upgrading the population's quality of life. Article 2 Minerals Minerals are natural resources with specific locations which may not be renewed, in the form of solid, liquid or gas composed of chemical and physical substances, such as gold, silver, iron, precious stones, sand, construction soil,...