The national government unveiled the National Mineral Exploration Policy on Monday, calling for comprehensive exploration of non-fuel and non-coal mineral resources. The objective is to boost the national economy through mineral exploration.
Satellite imagery, and other space-based sensing, will contribute for both mineral exploration as well as checking for illegal mining.
Private agencies will carry out exploration with the right to a certain share of revenue from mineral auctions. The revenue share is seen as a means to reduce costs.
The legislation also calls for a National Geoscience Data Repository that will form the baseline for mineral exploration and will be open as a public good.
The policy can be reviewed online here