Mining Act Article 31

As the application for establishing a mineral right has no conditions provided in Article 19 and Article 29, the competent authority shall inform the mineral right applicant to post its plans, drawings, and documents on the designated website and publicly exhibit such plans, drawings, and documents on the announcement boards of the township (town, city, district) public offices, village (tsun/li) offices, and tribes in the mineral claimed area for 30 days. After citizens, groups and authorities express their opinions on the designated website or inwriting during the period of posting or public exhibition, the mineral right applicant shall hold explanatory meetings, hear the opinions, and inform owners of land and buildings and those obtaining right to use such land and buildings to attend such meetings. However, the mineral right applicant for petroleum and natural gas may be exempted to inform owners of land and buildings and those obtaining right to use such land and buildings to attend such meetings.A mineral right applicant shall integrate and deliver the written opinions and records of explanatory meetings to the competent authority.The competent authority may invite experts and scholars to involve the review of conceptualized exploration plans and drawings and conceptualized mining plans and drawings.After approving or dismissing a mineral right, the competent authority shall actively announce the decision of approval or dismissal on the designated website in accordance with relevant provisions of the Freedom of Government Information Law.As informing owners of land and buildings and those obtaining right to use such land and buildings under the provision of Paragraph 1, a mineral right applicant may apply with the competent authority for assisting to inquire personal data. For assisting to inquire personal data, the competent authority may contact relevant authorities to provide. The processing and use of personal data obtained by a mineral right applicant shall be handled in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act.The regulations governing holding procedures of explanatory meetings, and plans, drawings and documents which shall be post and publicly exhibited, and other matters for compliance under Paragraph 1 shall be prescribed by the competent authority. If the mineral claimed area is located in the area of indigenous peoples, the competent authority shall consult with the central competent authority of indigenous peoples to prescribe the regulations.