Algeria Mining Act 2001

Article-9- Transfers of property, mortgages, pledges granted by the above-ground
landowners or entitled parties, on tangible real properties or fixtures and on realty
rights, are not an obstacle to the carrying out of the research or exploitation
activities within the meaning assigned by this law.
CHAPTER -II DEFINITIONS
SECTION-1-ON THE GEOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Article-10– Are considered as geological infrastructure works, works aiming at the
acquisition of the ground and underground basic knowledge, especially through
geological mapping and associating geology, geodesy, geophysics,
geochemistry, remote sensing and eventually boring.
Article–11– The mineral inventory consists in making a descriptive and estimate recording
of the constituting elements of the mineral estate, as defined in article 6
hereabove, in order to know the country mineral resources.
Article-12- The legal deposit, as understood in the provisions of this law, is the preservation
of the national geological knowledge patrimony. It is a documentary heritage
compiling the results of studies and works achieved within the framework of
activities related to the earth science, the research and mining exploitation over
the whole national territory.
SECTION-2-ON MINING RESEARCH
Article-13-Mining research is subdivided in two steps : -
the mining prospection, -the mining
exploration.
Article-14-Are considered as mining prospection, the topographical, geological and
geophysical survey, the site inspection and other preliminary research of
surface minerals in order to define the ground mineralogic attributes and
geological characteristics.
Article-15-Are considered as mining exploration, the performance of geological and
geophysical studies concerning the structures and the underground geology,
the appraisal work through digging, boring and drilling, the analysis of mineral
physical and chemical proprieties and the economic feasibility study of a field
development and bringing in.