Cabinet Order to Specify Minerals Referred to in Article 6-2 of the Mining Act
The Cabinet Office enacts this Cabinet Order based on the provisions of Article 6-2 of the Mining Act (Act No. 289 of 1950).
Minerals specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 6-2 of the Mining Act are as follows:
(i) gold ores, silver ores, copper ores, lead ores, bismuth ores, tin ores, antimony ores, zinc ores, iron ores, iron sulfide ores, manganese ores, tungsten ores, molybdenum ores, nickel ores, cobalt ores, uranium ores, thorium ores, and barite that constitute hydrothermal deposits that exist on the ocean seabed or under the seabed;
(ii) copper ores, lead ores, zinc ores, iron ores, manganese ores, tungsten ores, molybdenum ores, nickel ores, and cobalt ores that constitute sedimentary deposits that exist on the ocean seabed or under the seabed;
(iii) asphalt.
Supplementary Provisions
This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date of enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the Mining Act (Act No. 84 of 2011) (January 21, 2012).
Supplementary Provisions  [Cabinet Order No. 378 of November 11, 2015 Extract]  [Extract]
(Effective Date)
Article 1  This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the day when the Minamata Convention on Mercury becomes effective in Japan.