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Minerals Act Section 58 — Mining lease term and renewal
Minerals Act (พระราชบัญญัติแร่) — Section 58.
Plain-English Summary
A mining lease lasts no more than 30 years from the date of issue. If a lease was issued for less than 30 years, the holder who wants renewal must apply not less than 180 days before expiry; the issuing authority may renew, but the total period may not exceed 30 years, and the renewal period runs from the date renewal is granted. The renewal rules set by the Minister must at least require an evaluation of the holder's performance under the measures protecting environmental quality and public health. Section 66 requires the holder to open the mine within one year of the lease unless a delay is permitted.
Official Text
Official Thai text at the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State. Translation summary only.
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Minerals Act
พระราชบัญญัติแร่ · B.E. 2560 (2017)
The Minerals Act B.E. 2560 (2017) repeals the earlier Minerals Act B.E. 2510 (1967), its amendments and the mineral royalty Acts, bringing mineral licensing and royalty into one statute (Section 3). The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment and the Minister of Industry each administer the parts of the Act within their own remit (Section 5); the Director-General of the Department of Primary Industries and Mines issues the larger mining leases and the exclusive and special prospecting, dressing, metallurgy and mineral-trade licences. The Act sets up a National Mineral Management Policy Committee and a five-yearly master plan that fixes where mining may and may not take place (Sections 8-19), ties mining to environmental impact assessment under the environmental quality law, adds community hearings and, for underground mining, stakeholder consultation (Sections 56, 82-88), caps royalty at 30 per cent of the market price (Section 132), and sets criminal penalties and civil liability (Sections 139-142 and 153-183).
The summary above is a plain-English educational paraphrase of Section 58 of the Minerals Act. It is not an authoritative translation. For the binding Thai text, consult the Royal Gazette or the Office of the Council of State. Educational use only — not a substitute for advice from a Thai-qualified lawyer.
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