国土资源部、财政部最近发布了《探矿权采矿权使用费减免办法》 ,规定在我国西部地区 ,国务院确定的边远贫困地区和海域从事国家紧缺矿产资源的勘查开发活动 ,可以申请探矿权、采矿权使用费的减免。减免幅度分别如下 :探矿权使用费 :第一个勘查年度可以免缴 ,第二至第三个勘查 The Ministry of Land and Resources and the Ministry of Finance recently released the Measures for the Fee Relief on the Exploration and Mining Rights, which stipulates that exploration and development activities involving the country’s scarce mineral resources should be conducted in the remote and impoverished areas and in the sea areas determined by the State Council in the western part of China. They may apply for exploration rights and mining Reduction of royalties. The relief rates are as follows: Probation royalties: the first exploration year can be exempted, the second to third exploration