Ministry of Mining Industry and Geology of the Republic of Uzbekistan

In accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of April 27, 2018 No. 315 "On Approval of the Regulation on the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Geology and Mineral Resources", the State Committee for Geology has the following tasks.

implementation of a unified state policy in the field of geological exploration, use and protection of mineral resources, as well as management of mining relations;

advancing development of the republic's mineral resource base, primarily groundwater, precious, non-ferrous, rare, rare earth metals and uranium, accelerated search for new types of mineral raw materials and their deposits;

increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of geological exploration, ensuring the growth of mineral reserves and reproduction of the mineral resource base of the sectors of the economy, taking into account the creation of new industrial capacities in the field;

preparation of proposals for the diversification of raw material sources of existing industries, primarily in the regions of the republic for the organization of modern production facilities for the production of competitive products;

monitoring and control over the implementation of long-term, medium-term and annual state programs for the development and reproduction of the mineral resource base, an objective assessment of the methodology for geological study of subsoil, the volume, quality and reliability of their results;

implementation of state supervision over compliance by legal entities and individuals with the requirements of legislation and regulatory documents in the field of use and protection of subsoil in their geological study, mining (including fresh, mineral, thermal and industrial underground waters), processing of mineral raw materials, as well as geological and mine surveying provision of mining operations;

implementation of effective measures to modernize the geological industry through the accelerated introduction of modern high-performance geological exploration equipment, provision of advanced equipment and innovative technologies;

implementation of systemic measures for the preparation of highly qualified personnel for the geological industry with higher and secondary specialized, professional education, retraining and advanced training of workers in the geological industry, as well as improving the mechanisms for stimulating their work.