Private excavation and indiscriminate mining

Illegal mining includes: (1) mining without a mining license. (two) unauthorized entry into the national planning of mining areas, mining areas of great value to the national economy and other people's mining areas. (three) unauthorized exploitation of specific minerals prescribed by the state for protective mining. The main forms of punishment are: (1) ordering to stop mining and compensate for losses. The mined mineral products and illegal income shall be confiscated and a fine may be imposed. (2) Those who refuse to stop mining and cause damage or serious damage to mineral resources shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and fined in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Law. (three) in violation of the provisions of the mineral resources law, the use of destructive mining methods to mine mineral resources, resulting in serious damage to mineral resources, constitutes a destructive mining crime. Should be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and fined.