勘查许可证数 是指有管辖权的探矿登记管理机关，按照法定的审批、发证权限，依法颁发的有效探矿许可证个数和注销的探矿许可证数。
有效（勘查许可证） 是指报告期末有效的勘查许可证，包括新立、变更、延续和其他有效勘查许可证。
新立（勘查许可证） 是指在未获得探矿权的区域，申请人提交材料，报经登记管理机关批准登记，在报告期内取得探矿权的过程，其批准的勘查许可证即为新立。
注销（勘查许可证） 包括探矿权人正常申请注销、转采的勘查许可证。
登记面积（勘查许可证） 是指勘查登记管理机关颁发的勘查许可证载明的区块面积的总和。计量单位平方千米。
探矿权使用费 是指国家将矿产资源探矿权出让给探矿权人，按法律规定向探矿权人收取的使用费。按报告期收取数统计。
探矿权出让 是指在报告期内国土资源主管部门通过申请在先、协议、招标、拍卖和挂牌等方式，把探矿权出让给探矿权申请人的行为。
申请在先 是指受让方（探矿权使用者）提出申请，出让方（政府）按照法定的审批权限，依法办理的探矿权登记，并获得勘查许可证。
协议出让（探矿权） 是指主管部门通过协议方式把探矿权出让给探矿权人的活动，探矿权人获得勘查许可证。
招拍挂出让（探矿权） 是指主管部门通过招标、拍卖和挂牌方式出让探矿权的活动，探矿权人获得勘查许可证。
招标（探矿权） 是指主管部门发布招标公告，邀请特定或者不特定的投标人参加投标，根据投标结果确定探矿权中标人的活动，探矿权人获得勘查许可证。
拍卖（探矿权） 是指主管部门发布拍卖公告，由符合探矿权申请人资质条件的竞买人在指定时间、地点进行公开竞价，根据出价结果确定探矿权竞得人的活动，探矿权人获得勘查许可证。
挂牌（探矿权） 是指主管部门发布挂牌公告，在挂牌公告规定的期限和场所接受竞买人的报价申请并更新挂牌价格，根据挂牌期限截止时的出价结果，确定探矿权竞得人的活动，探矿权人获得勘查许可证。
价款金额（探矿权） 是指协议、招标、拍卖、挂牌出让探矿权的评估或成交金额。
探矿权转让 是指报告期内经探矿权登记管理机关批准转让并办理了变更登记手续的探矿权数量和转让的金额。
采矿许可证数 是指有管辖权的采矿登记管理机关，按照法定的审批、发证权限，依法颁发的有效采矿许可证个数和注销的采矿许可证数。
有效（采矿许可证） 是指报告期末有效的采矿许可证，包括新立、变更、延续和其他有效采矿许可证。
新立（采矿许可证） 是指在未获得采矿权的区域，申请人提交材料，报经登记管理机关批准登记，在报告期内取得采矿权的过程，其批准的采矿许可证即为新立。
注销（采矿许可证） 是指采矿权人需要停止生产，关闭矿山，依法申请注销采矿权的数量。
生产规模 是指各矿种采矿权登记生产规模的总和。仅按矿种分列时填写，单位以各矿种标准单位填写,固体矿产按万吨/年，气体矿产按万立方米/年计，地下水按立方米/日计。其中：新立矿山生产规模是指新立采矿证登记的矿山设计生产规模；有效的矿山生产规模是指报告期末有效的采矿证所登记的矿山设计生产规模。
登记面积（采矿许可证） 是指勘查登记、采矿登记管理机关依法划定的探矿权的区块面积、采矿权的矿区面积的总和。单位按平方千米填写。
采矿权使用费 是指国家将矿产资源采矿权出让给采矿权人，按法律规定向采矿权人收取的使用费。按报告期收取数统计。
采矿权出让 是指在报告期内国土资源主管部门通过探矿权转采矿权、协议、招标、拍卖和挂牌等方式，把采矿权出让给采矿权申请人的行为。
探矿权转采矿权 是指报告期内探矿权人在其勘查许可证范围内，将探矿权申请转为采矿权，并获得采矿许可证。
协议出让（采矿权） 是指出让方（采矿权管理机关）按照法律法规的规定采取非竞争性的方式，以协议方式出让采矿权给特定对象的活动，并获得采矿许可证。
招拍挂出让（采矿权） 是指采矿权人通过招标出让、拍卖出让、挂牌出让三种方式获得采矿权并取得采矿许可证。
招标（采矿权） 是指主管部门发布招标公告，邀请特定或者不特定的投标人参加投标，根据投标结果确定采矿权中标人的活动，并获得采矿许可证。
拍卖（采矿权） 是指主管部门发布拍卖公告，由符合采矿权申请人资质条件的竞买人在指定时间、地点进行公开竞价，根据出价结果确定采矿权竞得人的活动，并获得采矿许可证。
挂牌（采矿权） 是指主管部门发布挂牌公告，在挂牌公告规定的期限和场所接受竞买人的报价申请并更新挂牌价格，根据挂牌期限截止时的出价结果，确定采矿权竞得人的活动，并获得采矿许可证。
个数（采矿权出让） 是指采矿权的出让数量，以“个”计量。
价款金额（采矿权出让） 是指协议、招标、拍卖、挂牌出让采矿权合同中签订的合同金额。
采矿权转让 是指报告期内经采矿权登记管理机关批准转让并办理了变更登记手续的采矿权数量和转让的金额。
越界开采 是指采矿权人超越批准的矿区范围进行的采矿活动,包括越层开采。
非法转让采矿权 是指违背《探矿权采矿权转让管理办法》第三条第二款规定的其他采矿权转让的。
不按规定缴纳矿产资源补偿费 指矿山企业没有按有关法规规定按期、足额缴纳矿产资源补偿费。
破坏性开采 是指采矿权人违背开采顺序、合理开采方法及工艺进行的采富弃贫、采易弃难等破坏矿产资源的开采活动。
其他（开采） 是指上述各项之外的违法采矿活动。
本年结案 是指本年内查处完毕并结案的案件数。
吊销勘查许可证 依法由原颁发勘查许可证的主管机关吊销勘查许可证的件数。
吊销采矿许可证 依法由原颁发采矿许可证的主管机关吊销采矿许可证的件数。
罚没款 是指各级地质矿产主管部门对矿产资源勘查、开采违法活动立案查处并处以罚款的处罚金额。
本年未结案件 是指报告期内未能结案需要转到下一年度继续处理的案件。
上年未结案件 是指上一年度对勘查、开采登记范围的案件已经立案，但尚未查处或未查处完毕，需在本年继续查处的案件数。
本年立案 是指本年度对勘查、开采登记违法案件立案查处的案件数。分为勘查和开采两类。以“件”计量。
无证勘查 是指未依法取得勘查许可证而进行勘查的活动。
越界勘查 是指探矿权人超越批准勘查的区块范围进行的勘查活动。
非法转让探矿权 是指违反《探矿权采矿权转让管理办法》规定的探矿权转让行为。
非法批准 是指负责矿产资源监督管理工作的国家工作人员或其他有关国家工作人员违反矿产资源法律法规的规定，擅自批准勘查、开采矿产资源和颁发勘查许可证、采矿许可证的行为。
其他（勘查） 是指上述各项之外的其他违法勘查活动。
无证开采 是指未依法取得采矿许可证的非法采矿活动。
Explanatory Notes on Main Statistical Indicators
Number of exploration licenses — refers to the number of valid exploration licenses issued and the number of exploration licenses cancelled by the exploration registration administration agency with jurisdictional power according to law within the prescribed limits of examining and approving and license-issuing authority.
Valid (exploration license) — refers to the valid exploration licenses at the end of the reporting period, including those that have been newly issued, modified or continued and other valid exploration licenses.
Newly issued (exploration license) — refers to the exploration license approved through the following process: in an area where no exploration right has been granted, the applicant submits material to the registration administration agency and obtains the exploration right during the reporting period after approval and registration.
Cancelled (exploration license) — The cancelled exploration licenses include that for which the exploration right holder normally applies for cancellation or change of it into the mining license.
Registered area (exploration license) — refers to the total sum of the block areas specified in the exploration license issues by the exploration registration administration agency.
Royalty of exploration right — refers to the royalty charged to the exploration right holder according to relevant regulations, when the mineral resource exploration right is granted by the government to the exploration right holder. Statistic survey is made based on the royalties charged during the reporting period.
Granting of the exploration right — refers to various acts through which the mineral exploration right is granted by the land and resources administration department to the applicant for the exploration right through the ways of first application, agreement, bidding, auction, and listing during the reporting period.
First application — means that: the assignee (exploration right holder) submits the application for the exploration right and the assignor (government) handles the registration of the exploration right according to law within the prescribed limits of examining and approving authority, and then the assignee obtains the exploration license.
Granting through agreement (exploration right) — refers to the act through which the administration department grants the exploration right to the exploration right holder in the way of agreement, and the exploration right holder obtains the exploration license.
Granting through bidding, auction, and listing (exploration right) — refers to the acts through which the administration department grants the exploration right in the ways of bidding, auction, and listing, and the exploration right holder obtains the exploration license.
Granting through bidding (exploration right) — refers to the act through which the administrative authorities issue a notice of invitation for bid to invite specially or not specially designated bidders to participate in the bidding, and the warded bidder for the exploration right is determined according to the result of the bidding. The exploration right holder obtains the exploration license.
Granting through auction (exploration right) — refers to the act through which the administrative authorities issue a notice of invitation for auction, while the bidders qualified to be applicants for the exploration right may participate in open competition at the prescribed time and locality and the warded bidder for the exploration or mining right is determined according to the result of the price offer. The exploration right holder obtains the exploration license.
Granting through listing (exploration right) — refers to the act through which the administrative authorities issue a notice of listing, and receive the offer applications of the bidders and renew the listed prices in the time limit and locality prescribed by the notice, and the warded bidder for the exploration right is determined according to the price offer at the closing date of the listing time limit. The exploration right holder obtains the exploration license.
Amount of price value (exploration right) — refers to the amount of money evaluated or determined through transaction for assigning the exploration right through agreement, bidding, auction, and listing.
Transfer of the exploration right — refers to the number of exploration rights that have been transferred and gone through the procedures of registration alteration after approval of the exploration right registration administration department during the reporting period and the amount of transfer.
Number of mining licenses — refers to the number of valid mining licenses issued and the number of mining licenses cancelled by the mining registration administration agency with jurisdictional power according to law within the prescribed limits of examining and approving and license-issuing authority.
Valid (mining license) — refers to the valid mining licenses at the end of the reporting period, including those that have been newly issued, modified or continued and other valid mining licenses.
Newly issued (mining license) — refers to the mining license approved through the following process: in an area where no mining right has been granted, the applicant submits material to the registration administration agency and obtains the mining right during the reporting period after approval and registration.
Cancelled (mining license) — refers to the number of mining rights which the mining right holder applies for canceling according to law because he needs to stop production and close the mine.
Production scale — refers to the total sum of the productions registered by the mining rights of various minerals. It is filled in according to minerals. The units are filled in according to the standard units of various minerals: 104t/yr for solid minerals; 104m3/yr for gas minerals; m3/day for groundwater. The production scale of the mine whose mining right is newly obtained refers to that in the mine design registered in the newly issued mining license; the valid production scale refers to that in the mine design registered in the valid mining license at the end of the reporting period.
Registered area (mining license) — refers to the total sum of the area of blocks with the exploration right and the area of the mining area with the mining right defined by the administration agency in charge of exploration and mining registration. The unit is km2.
Royalty of mining right — refers to the royalty charged to the mining right holder according to relevant regulations, when the mineral resource mining right is granted by the government to the mining right holder. Statistics is made based on the royalties charged during the reporting period.
Assigning of the mining right (mining right) — refers to various acts through which the mining right is assigned by the land and resources administration department to the applicant for the mining right through the ways of change of the exploration right into the mining right, agreement, bidding, auction, and listing during the reporting period.
Change of the exploration right into the mining right — means that the exploration right holder applies for changing the exploration right into the mining right in his exploration license scope during the reporting period and obtains the mining license.
Assigning through agreement (mining right) — refers to the act through which the assignor(mining right administration agency) grants the mining right to the particular individual or organization by adopting the noncompetitive way through agreement according to the provisions of law and the latter obtains the mining license.
Assigning through bidding, action, and listing (mining right) — refers to the acts through which the mining right holder obtains the mining right and the mining license in the ways of assigning through bidding, auction, and listing.
Assigning through bidding (mining right) — refers to the act through which the administrative authorities issue a notice of invitation for bid to invite specially or not specially designated bidders to participate in the bidding, and the warded bidder for the mining right is determined according to the result of the bidding. The mining right holder obtains the mining license.
Assigning through auction (mining right) — refers to the act through which the administrative authorities issue a notice of invitation for auction, while the bidders qualified to be applicants for the mining right may participate in open competition at the prescribed time and locality and the warded bidder for the mining or mining right is determined according to the result of the price offer. The mining right holder obtains the mining license.
Assigning through listing (mining right) — refers to the act through which the administrative authorities issue a notice of listing, and receive the offer applications of the bidders and renew the listed prices in the time limit and locality prescribed by the notice, and the warded bidder for the mining right is determined according to the price offer at the closing date of the listing time limit. The mining right holder obtains the mining license.
Number — refers to the number of assignings of mining rights.
Amount of price value (mining right) — refers to the contractual amount of money specified in the contract of assigning the mining right through agreement, bidding, auction, and listing.
Transfer of the mining right — refers to the number of mining rights that have been transferred and gone through the procedures of registration alteration after approval of the mining right registration administration department during the reporting period and the amount of transfer.
Cross-border mining — refers to mining operations carried out by a mining right holder beyond the approved limits of his mining area, including cross-bed mining operations.
Illegal transfer of the mining right — refers to the act through which the mining right is transferred in violation of Section 2 of Article 3 of the “Regulations for Transferring Exploration Rights and Mining Rights”.
Not pay mineral resource compensation according to the rule — refers to a mine enterprise that does not pay the full mineral resource compensation on schedule according to the rule.
Destructive mining — refers to wasteful mining operations by a mining right holder that depart from the rational mining sequence or appropriate mining methods and technologies and are destructive to mineral resources.
Others (mining) — refer to other illegal mining operations except the above-mentioned items.
Case settled this year — refers to the number of cases investigated, handled and settled in the current year.
Revocation of an exploration license — refers to the number of exploration licenses revoked by the original exploration license-issuing administration department according to law.
Revocation of a mining license — refers to the number of mining licenses revoked by the original mining license-issuing administration department in charge of examining and approving and issuing licenses according to law.
Fine — refers to the paid-in amount of fines imposed by the geological and mineral resources administration department at various administrative levels for economic punishment of the filed, investigated, and handled illegal mineral exploration and mining operations.
Case unsettled this year — refers to the cases that are not able to be settled in the current year and have to be transferred to the next year and continue to be handled.
Case unsettled last year — refers to the number of cases that were filed out in the scope of registration of exploration and mining last year but have not been investigated or handled or whose investigation and handling have not been completed and should continue in the current year.
Case filed this year — refers to the number of the illegal cases about registration of exploration and mining filed for investigation and handling during the current year. They include two categories, exploration and mining.
Exploration without a license — refers to exploration operations carried out without obtaining an exploration license according to law.
Cross-border exploration — refers to exploration operations carried out by an exploration right holder beyond the approved limits of his exploration block.
Illegal transfer of the exploration right — refers to the act through which the exploration right is transferred in violation of the “Regulations for Transferring Exploration Rights and Mining Rights”.
Illegal approval — refers to the act through which the state functionaries in charge of mineral resources supervision and management and other state functionaries approve exploration and mining of mineral resources and issue exploration licenses and mining license without authorization in violation of laws and regulations concerning mineral resources.
Others (exploration) — refers to other illegal exploration operations except the above-mentioned items.
Mining without a license — refers to mining operations carried out without obtaining a mining license according to law.