Key facts
- China has enacted new regulations for strategic minerals.
- The rules encompass mining rights, exploration, extraction, stockpiling, and legal liability.
- These regulations are implementing rules for the revised Mineral Resources Law, effective July 1, 2025.
China has implemented sweeping new regulations governing the entire lifecycle of strategic minerals, tightening oversight of resources that are increasingly viewed as critical to national security and industrial competitiveness. The rules, which took effect Monday, cover everything from mining rights, mineral exploration and extraction to stockpiling, environmental restoration, regulatory oversight and legal liability. They serve as implementing regulations for the revised Mineral Resources Law, which took effect on July 1, 2025.