Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated 07/23/2019 N PP-4401

Resolution

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan

On measures to further improve the geological study of the subsoil and the implementation of the State Program for the Development and Reproduction of the Mineral Resource Base for 2020-2021

In recent years, comprehensive measures have been taken to develop the mineral resource base, which is one of the main areas of sustainable development of the country's regions, as well as to improve the management and control system in the field of geological exploration, use and protection of the subsoil.

At the same time, the current state of the sector requires the adoption of drastic measures to improve the efficiency of the formation and implementation of target programs for the development and reproduction of the mineral resource base, taking into account the increase in the search reserve, to identify new promising areas and mineral deposits aimed at developing the construction materials industry, the electrical engineering industry, as well as simplifying the permitting procedures for the search and extraction of mineral raw materials, creating favorable conditions for attracting investment.

In order to further ensure stable provision of the economy with mineral resources, increase the investment attractiveness of the geological industry, and also taking into account the tasks defined by the Action Strategy for five priority areas of development of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2017-2021:

1. Take into account that the State Committee on Geology and Mineral Resources (hereinafter referred to as the State Committee on Geology), with the involvement of international consulting companies, has developed a Strategy for the Development of the Mineral Resource Base of the Republic of Uzbekistan, taking into account the introduction of modern international standards and advanced foreign experience.

2. To approve the State Program for the Development and Reproduction of the Mineral Resource Base for 2020-2021 (hereinafter referred to as the State Program), developed by the State Committee on Geology jointly with the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Economy and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the State Enterprise Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine and the Joint-Stock Company Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Combine, which provides for increasing the share of prospecting for promising areas of mineral resources to 35 percent in 2020 and to 40 percent in 2021 in order to increase the exploration reserve for further identification of deposits and includes:

See previous edition.

(paragraph two of clause 2 was excluded by the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 21, 2021 No. PP-5083 - National Legislation Database, 04/22/2021, No. 07/21/5083/0371)

See previous edition.

(paragraph three of clause 2 was excluded by the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 21, 2021 No. PP-5083 - National Database of Legislation, 04/22/2021, No. 07/21/5083/0371)

a list of modern geological equipment and special technical means, software products and materials acquired for the modernization and strengthening of the material and technical base of geological organizations of the State Committee on Geology in accordance with Appendix No. 3 .

3. The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall provide for the allocation of budgetary appropriations for the implementation of the State Program in accordance with Appendix No. 4 , including funds from the State Budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan and special target accounts of the State Committee on Geology in the Treasury of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Grant the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan the right to make adjustments to the sources of funds allocated to the State Committee on Geology for the implementation of the State Program, when coordinating annual state programs for the development and reproduction of the mineral resource base.

4. To approve the “Roadmap” for further improvement of geological exploration work, rational study and development of subsoil resources, as well as increasing the investment attractiveness of the mining and geological sector for 2019-2020 in accordance with Appendix No. 5 .

5. Establish a procedure according to which:

specific geological objects included in the resource base of the State Enterprise Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine, the enterprise for the extraction and processing of uranium created on its basis, as well as JSC Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Combine are allocated separately, with the provision to potential investors of the remaining geological objects and prospective areas and mineral deposits newly identified by the State Committee on Geology;

The State Committee on Geology, in agreement with the Ministry of Economy and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan, forms on a systematic basis, but not less than once a year, a portfolio of investment proposals for the search and exploration of minerals in promising areas, as well as for the organization of mineral extraction in deposits, for subsequent posting of information on its official website and its distribution by other officially available means, including through participation in business events and holding a "road show" abroad, to work out the issue of attracting potential investors.

6. The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall, within two months, adopt government decisions providing for:

a) approval of the list of geological objects assigned to the resource base of the State Enterprise Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine, the uranium mining and processing enterprise created on its basis, as well as Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Combine JSC;

b) improving the procedure for issuing licenses for the right to use subsoil areas containing strategically important types of minerals, including:

simplification of the procedure for issuing licenses for the right to use subsoil areas containing strategically important types of minerals, including by reducing duplicate stages of conducting examinations and coordinating the necessary documents with authorized bodies;

issuance of licenses for the right to use subsoil areas containing strategically important types of minerals, within a period not exceeding thirty working days.

7. State Committee on Geology:

a) within two months, ensure the development of “network schedules” for each facility included in the State Program, which provide for the determination of specific deadlines and organizations responsible for:

approval of geological assignments and design and estimate documentation for geological exploration work;

conducting geological exploration work with calculation of the increase in predicted resources and reserves of minerals;

submission of reports on the results of geological exploration work for consideration at meetings of the Scientific and Technical Council of the State Committee on Geology and the State Commission on Mineral Reserves;

b) starting in 2020, provide for the implementation, with the involvement of leading foreign consulting companies and experts, of international standards for the preparation of reports on the results of geological exploration work and the approval of mineral reserves in accordance with the JORC Code, as well as the training and certification of qualified specialists of the State Committee on Geology;

c) ensure, within the framework of the State Program, the implementation of work on:

internships for geological specialists in foreign educational centers and training in correspondence master's programs for talented young bachelor's degree specialists;

creation of a digital information bank based on archival materials of the state geological fund in order to facilitate access to digital geological information and ensure its openness and transparency;

widespread introduction of digitalization of current geological and other information into geological exploration production;

d) within two months, create a single electronic online platform for posting information on promising areas and deposits of solid minerals (reserves, location, depth of occurrence and other data) with the possibility of providing access to potential investors.

See previous edition.

(paragraph 8 was repealed by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 30, 2021 No. UP-6218 - National Legislation Database, April 30, 2021, No. 06/21/6218/0398)

9. The Ministry of Finance, together with the State Committee on Geology, the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade, and the Ministry of Economy and Industry, shall, within two months, submit to the Cabinet of Ministers a draft resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on further improving the system of attracting investments for the development of strategically important types of solid minerals, providing for:

implementation of international practice of management and implementation of investment projects in the mining and geological sector, providing for the establishment of forms and conditions of cooperation on the basis of a licensing agreement;

granting the right to foreign investors to implement investment projects on the terms of entrepreneurial risk with full financing;

revision of the rates of the signature bonus for the right to explore and search for minerals;

optimization of tax rates for the use of subsoil resources for the main types of strategically important solid minerals, taking into account the application of international standards in the mining sector;

payment by foreign investors of all types of taxes and mandatory payments in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

ensuring guarantees of the immutability of tax legislation for the entire period of project implementation.

10. Agree with the proposal of the State Committee on Geology to create modern core storage facilities for geological organizations on the ground, to equip laboratory facilities and other facilities in accordance with Appendix No. 6 .

The khokimiyats of the Tashkent, Navoi, Samarkand, Kashkadarya, Surkhandarya regions and the Jokargy Kenes of the Republic of Karakalpakstan shall ensure, in accordance with the established procedure, the allocation of land plots to geological organizations for the creation of modern core storage facilities.

11. The State Committee on Geology, together with the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall, within one month, approve the “Roadmap” for improving the activities of the State Enterprise “Institute for Advanced Training and Retraining of Personnel in the Geological Industry”, taking into account the introduction of modern international educational standards and strengthening its material and technical base.

12. Grant the right to the Working Group for the Coordination of the Implementation of the Program of Measures to Streamline the Control and Accounting of the Rational Use of Groundwater Reserves for 2017-2021, established by the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated May 4, 2017 No. PP-2954 "On Measures to Streamline the Control and Accounting of the Rational Use of Groundwater Reserves for 2017-2021", to make changes to the parameters provided for in Appendices No. 3 and 5 to the said Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan based on the actual situation in the regions, within the approved total parameters for the republic as a whole.

13. The Ministry of Economy and Industry, together with the Ministry of Innovative Development, the State Committee on Geology, the State Committee on Ecology and Environmental Protection, the State Enterprise Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine, the Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Combine, the Academy of Sciences, the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade, shall, by November 1, 2019, critically study the possibilities of comprehensive processing and disposal of man-made waste with the submission to the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan of the Program of research work on the development of technology for processing man-made waste.

14. To approve the Plan of detailed practical measures for the implementation of this resolution in accordance with Appendix No. 7 .

See previous edition.

(paragraph 15 was repealed by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated December 24, 2024 No. UP-224 - National Database of Legislation, December 27, 2024, No. 06/24/224/1068)

16. The State Committee on Geology, together with interested ministries and departments, shall, within two months, submit to the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan proposals on amendments and additions to legislation arising from this resolution.

17. Control over the implementation of this resolution shall be assigned to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan A.N. Aripov and the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan D.A. Kuchkarov.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sh. MIRZIYOYEV

Tashkent city,

July 23, 2019

№ PP-4401

See previous edition.

(Appendix No. 1 has ceased to be effective by the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 21, 2021 No. PP-5083 - National Legislation Database, 04/22/2021, No. 07/21/5083/0371)

See previous edition.

(Appendix No. 2 has ceased to be effective by the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 21, 2021 No. PP-5083 - National Legislation Database, 04/22/2021, No. 07/21/5083/0371)

APPENDIX No. 3
to the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated July 23, 2019 No. PP-4401

SCROLL

modern geological equipment and special technical means, software products and materials acquired for the modernization and strengthening of the material and technical base of geological organizations of the State Committee on Geology

(thousand US dollars)
No.	Equipment name	Unit of measurement	Total for 2020-2021		including by year:
			Total for 2020-2021		2020 .		2021 .
			quantity	price *	quantity	price	quantity	price
TOTAL, including:			771	49 940	366	23 559	405	26 381
1.	Drilling equipment:		62	13 570	32	7 170	30	6 400
1.1.	Hydroficated drilling rigs for drilling wells with a depth of 2,100 m	pcs.	2	1,300	1	650	1	650
1.2.	Hydroficated drilling rigs for drilling wells with a depth of 1,500 m	pcs.	8	2 800	4	1,400	4	1,400
1.3.	Hydroficated drilling rigs for drilling wells 800 m deep	pcs.	10	3,000	5	1,500	5	1,500
1.4.	Hydrogeological drilling rigs	pcs.	20	4 700	12	2 820	8	1 880
1.5.	Spindle drilling rigs for drilling wells up to 1,200 m deep	pcs.	14	1 190	6	510	8	680
1.6.	Percussion-rope drilling rigs	pcs.	4	100	2	50	2	50
1.7.	Underground drilling rigs	pcs.	4	480	2	240	2	240
2.	Mining and tunneling equipment:		11	763	5	309	6	454
2.1.	Rock delivery vehicles	pcs.	3	435	1	145	2	290
2.2.	Rock loading machines	pcs.	4	88	2	44	2	44
2.3.	Electric mine locomotives with batteries	pcs.	2	130	1	65	1	65
2.4.	Electric locomotives for mine contact and mine	pcs.	2	110	1	55	1	55
3.	Geophysical and geodetic equipment:		71	3 822	34	1 830	37	1 992
3.1.	Digital logging stations for geophysical research in a well	comp.	2	480	1	240	1	240
3.2.	Mobile digital logging stations for geophysical surveys in a well	comp.	14	1 274	6	546	8	728
3.3.	Complex borehole instruments (inclinometers, gamma spectrometers)	comp.	16	288	8	144	8	144
3.4.	Magnetometers, gravimeters, software, electrical exploration systems , etc.	comp.	14	700	6	300	8	400
3.5.	Electronic tacheometers for angular measurements	pcs.	8	360	4	180	4	180
3.6.	High-precision modern geodetic measuring instruments with software based on GLONASS or GNSS	pcs.	8	360	4	180	4	180
3.7.	Digital levels	pcs.	4	120	2	60	2	60
3.8.	Laser scanner	pcs.	1	120	1	120	-	-
3.9.	Surveying drones	pcs.	4	120	2	60	2	60
4.	Laboratory equipment:		227	8 079	126	5 306	101	2 773
4.1.	Spectrometers (X-ray fluorescence, atomic absorption, optical emission), electron microscopes	pcs.	78	3 510	50	2 250	28	1 260
4.2.	Crushers (jaw and roller) laboratory	pcs.	51	1 734	29	986	22	748
4.3.	Mills (two-tier, single-tier, table-top, ball), grinders, screens, concentration table	pcs.	97	1,455	46	690	51	765
4.4.	Instruments and equipment for the establishment of an international certified laboratory for the preparation of reports according to the JORC code	comp.	1	1 380	1	1 380	-	-
5.	Auxiliary equipment:		217	12 058	90	4 190	127	7 868
5.1.	Fiber Laser Cutting Machine for Metal Sheet	pcs.	1	104	-	-	1	104
5.2.	Pipe threading machine	pcs.	16	480	8	240	8	240
5.3.	Induction installation of high frequency current	pcs.	3	201	1	67	2	134
5.4.	Turning and milling machining center	pcs.	8	2 720	1	340	7	2 380
5.5.	Hydraulic guillotine	pcs.	1	120	-	-	1	120
5.6.	4-roll sheet bending rolls	pcs.	1	40	1	40	-	-
5.7.	CNC lathe	pcs.	13	1,300	6	600	7	700
5.8.	Sandblasting chamber	pcs.	1	15	-	-	1	15
5.9.	Sheet metal bending machine	pcs.	1	170	1	170	-	-
5.10.	Vertical milling machining center 5-axis	pcs.	1	280	-	-	1	280
5.11.	Professional handheld 3D scanner	pcs.	1	16	1	16	-	-
5.12.	Screw-cutting lathe	pcs.	10	550	3	165	7	385
5.13.	Scraper winch mine	pcs.	12	84	6	42	6	42
5.14.	A complex of shells with removable core receivers for collecting core samples	comp.	42	3 570	18	1,530	24	2 040
5.15.	Pipe turners and pipe holders	comp.	24	480	10	200	14	280
5.16.	Trailers, drilling masts, mobile homes, etc.	pcs.	36	648	16	288	20	360
5.17.	Drilling pumps	pcs.	30	480	12	192	18	288
5.18.	Software (ZOND, Geosoft, etc.)	pcs.	16	800	6	300	10	500
6.	Road construction equipment:		35	4 670	13	1 730	22	2 940
6.1.	Bulldozers	pcs.	10	1 200	4	480	6	720
6.2.	Motor graders	pcs.	2	260	1	130	1	130
6.3.	Crawler and wheeled excavators, front loaders	pcs.	12	1,560	4	520	8	1,040
6.4.	Wheeled tractors	pcs.	11	1 650	4	600	7	1,050
7.	Motor vehicles:		96	4 898	40	1 982	56	2 916
7.1.	Special vehicles with increased cross-country ability 4x4	pcs.	36	648	14	252	22	396
7.2.	Cars	pcs.	20	220	10	110	10	110
7.3.	Tank trucks (water and fuel trucks)	pcs.	18	1 980	8	880	10	1 100
7.4.	Dump trucks, flatbed trucks (tractors with semi-trailers, etc.)	pcs.	12	1 200	4	400	8	800
7.5.	Other special vehicles (truck cranes, shift buses, buses, etc.)	pcs.	10	850	4	340	6	510
8.	Power equipment:		52	1 240	26	610	26	630
8.1.	Mobile diesel power plants	pcs.	22	550	10	250	12	300
8.2.	Diesel screw compressors (stationary, mobile)	pcs.	12	420	6	210	6	210
8.3.	External shutdown cells, transformer substations, etc.	pcs.	18	270	10	150	8	120
9.	Technological tools:		140	840	72	432	68	408
9.1.	Seamless steel pipes for drilling geological exploration assortment	tn	140	840	72	432	68	408

* The cost is indicated excluding customs duties (VAT, excise tax, customs duties and fees) and is subject to clarification based on the results of the conclusion of contracts and their examination in accordance with the established procedure with further regulation when allocating funds.

APPENDIX No. 4
to the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated July 23, 2019 No. PP-4401

Appropriations,

allocated for the implementation of the State Program for the Development and Reproduction of the Mineral Resource Base for 2020-2021

billion sum
No.	Events	Total *	including:
No.	Events	Total *	2020 .	2021 .
Total allocations, including:		2 371,9	1,078.7	1 293,2
	*at the expense of the State Budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan*	1 819,2	827.3	991.9
	*at the expense of the special target account of the State Committee on Geology* *in the Treasury of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan*	552.7	251.4	301.3
1.	Geological exploration work, including:	1 902,1	860.7	1,041.4
	at the expense of the State Budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan	1456.1	658.9	797.2
	at the expense of the special target account of the State Committee on Geology in the Treasury of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan	446	201.8	244.2
2.	Purchase of modern geological exploration equipment, special technical means, software products and materials, including:	439.8	205	234.8
	at the expense of the State Budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan	333.1	155.4	177.7
	at the expense of the special target account of the State Committee on Geology in the Treasury of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan	106.7	49.6	57.1
3.	Development of facilities of subordinate organizations (at the expense of the State Budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan)	30	13	17

* The amounts of allocations will be specified within the framework of annual state programs for the development and reproduction of the mineral resource base and determined based on the results of the development and examination of design and estimate documentation, as well as tender (competitive) bidding.

APPENDIX No. 5
to the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated July 23, 2019 No. PP-4401

"Road map"

for further improvement of geological exploration, rational study and development of subsoil, as well as increasing the investment attractiveness of the mining and geological sector for 2019-2020

No.

Events

Implementation mechanism

Implementation deadlines

Responsible

Development and approval of the State Program for the Development and Reproduction of the Mineral Resource Base for 2020 (hereinafter referred to as the Program for 2020), taking into account the increase in the share of exploration work to identify new promising areas to 35%.

1. Formation of a list of specific objects proposed for inclusion in the Program for 2020 and the launch of exploration work to increase the share of promising areas with clarification of the parameters for the increase in reserves and forecast resources of minerals and groundwater.

2. Development and coordination with interested ministries and departments of the draft Program
for 2020.

3. Approval of the Program for 2020 in accordance with the established procedure.

September 2019

October
2019

November
2019

State Committee on Geology ( Islamov ),

Ministry of Economy and Industry ( Gulyamov ),

Ministry of Finance
(Ishmetov) ,

NGMK
( Sanakulov ),

AGMK
( Khursanov )

Development and approval of the State Program for the Development and Reproduction of the Mineral Resource Base for 2021 (hereinafter referred to as the 2021 Program), taking into account the increase in the share of exploration work to identify new promising areas to 40%.

1. Formation of a list of specific objects proposed for inclusion in the program for 2021 and the launch of exploration work to increase the share of promising areas with clarification of the parameters for the increase in reserves and predicted resources of minerals and groundwater.

2. Development and coordination with interested ministries and departments of the draft Program
for 2021.

3. Approval of the Program for 2021 in accordance with the established procedure.

September 2020

October
2020

November
2020

State Committee on Geology ( Islamov ),

Ministry of Economy and Industry ( Gulyamov ),

Ministry of Finance
(Ishmetov) ,

NGMK
( Sanakulov ),

AGMK
( Khursanov )

Ensuring timely and high-quality geological exploration work in accordance with the approved parameters of the Program for 2020.

1. Development and approval of “network schedules” for each object, providing for the determination of specific deadlines and organizations for:

development and approval of geological assignments and design and estimate documentation for geological exploration work;

conducting geological exploration work with the calculation of the increase in predicted resources and reserves of minerals;

submission of reports on the results of geological exploration work for consideration at meetings of the State Commission on Mineral Reserves.

2. Organization and implementation of work on large-scale regional study of territories, as well as targeted work on increasing the predicted resources
and reserves of minerals in accordance with the Program for 2020.

September

2019

2020,
according to network schedules

State Committee on Geology ( Islamov )

Ensuring timely modernization and strengthening of the material and technical base of the geological industry with modern equipment, special technical means, software products
and materials.

1. Formation of a list of modern equipment, special technical means, software products
and materials to be purchased in 2020.

2. Development and approval in accordance with the established procedure of technical specifications for the acquisition of machinery and equipment.

3. Conclusion, in accordance with the established procedure, of relevant contracts for the supply of machinery and equipment.

4. Manufacture and supply of machinery and equipment.

September 2019

March

2020

2020,
according to
the network schedule

State Committee on Geology ( Islamov ),

Ministry of Finance
(Ishmetov),

Ministry of Economy and Industry ( Gulyamov )

Taking measures for the targeted development and widespread introduction of modern methods and technologies of remote sensing of the Earth into the process of studying promising areas and deposits.

1. Development and approval of a “Roadmap” for the targeted development and widespread implementation of modern methods and technologies of remote sensing of the Earth in the process of studying promising areas and deposits.

2. Provision according to the “Roadmap”:

attracting international consultants and developing recommendations for the implementation of modern methods and technologies;

the gradual introduction of high-resolution digital space images into the geological study of the subsurface;

application of the latest software products and equipment;

creation of a national spectral library of minerals and rocks.

August
2019

2020
on time

State Committee on Geology ( Islamov )

Implementation of measures for further integration of science and practice, with the introduction of fundamental scientific, applied and innovative research.

1. Development and approval of the “Plan of comprehensive measures for the further integration of science and practice” with the definition of specific deadlines and responsible executors.

2. Provision in accordance with the Comprehensive Measures Plan:

the introduction into geological exploration practice of the results of fundamental, scientific, applied and innovative research of industry institutes aimed at forecasting promising areas (including the study of the prospects for diamond-bearing territories and the presence of industrial precious and rare earth metals
in mineralized and formation waters);

development of 3D models of mineral deposits;

creation of digital cartographic materials based on GIS technologies.

August
2019

2020,
within the established deadlines

State Committee on Geology ( Islamov ),

Ministry of Economy and Industry

(Gulyamov)

Development of the issue of introducing international standards for the preparation of geological exploration reports and approval of mineral reserves in accordance with the JORC Code.

1. Selection and conclusion of contracts in accordance with the established procedure with leading international consulting companies and experts.

2. Development of recommendations for the adaptation of current regulatory documents that take into account the increased efficiency of geological exploration work, as well as proposals for the implementation of international standards for the preparation of geological exploration reports and the approval of mineral reserves in accordance with the JORC Code.

3. Revision of methodological manuals, collections and other documents on the implementation of geological exploration work taking into account international standards.

4. Training of industry specialists in the JORC Code standards with the involvement of international consultants.

State Committee on Geology ( Islamov ),

Ministry of Finance
(Ishmetov)

Implementation of information programs and information and communication technologies (ICT) in the implementation of regional subsoil study and geological mapping, as well as digitalization of current geological and other information.

1. Development of a mechanism for the implementation of information programs and ICT in the implementation of regional subsoil study and geological mapping.

2. Determination of the list of software products and equipment recommended for implementation in the process of geological research, as well as implementation of the necessary procurement procedures.

3. Implementation of the procurement and implementation of information programs and ICT in the geological industry in accordance with the established procedure.

4. Attracting specialized enterprises to develop and implement ICT in the geological industry.

5. Study of international experience in digitalization of geological information based on world standards and step-by-step implementation of measures for their digitalization.

August
2019

September
2019,
within the established deadlines

constantly

by agreement

State Committee on Geology (Islamov),

Mininfocom

(Sadikov)

Creation of a digital information bank based on archival materials of the state geological fund in order to facilitate access to digital geological information.

1. Study of international experience in creating a digital information bank based on international standards.

2. Strengthening work on creating a database of archival geological reports and the gradual implementation of measures to create a digital information bank based on international standards.

September
2019

since October 2019

State Committee on Geology

(Islamov)

10.

Creation of an interactive map
of mineral deposits with the placement of cartographic, geological and analytical information.

1. Study of international practice in creating and maintaining an interactive map of mineral deposits.

2. Preparation of digital cartographic, geological and analytical information on mineral deposits and their use based on GIS technologies, as well as systematic updating of the interactive map.

September
2019

constantly

State Committee on Geology (Islamov)

11.

Creation of a single electronic online platform of promising areas and deposits of solid minerals (reserves, location, depth).

1. Formation of a database of promising areas and deposits of solid minerals (reserves, location, depth of occurrence) and its placement on the official website of the State Committee on Geology.

2. Updating on a systematic basis the database of promising areas and deposits of solid minerals, as well as ensuring its availability for review by domestic and foreign investors.

December
2019

constantly

State Committee on Geology (Islamov),

Mininfocom

(Sadikov)

State Committee on Geology (Islamov)

12.

Separation of clear boundaries of geological objects transferred to the balance sheet of the State Enterprise Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Company and JSC Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Company, as well as those subject to development with foreign investors.

1. Development of a list of geological objects subject to transfer to the balance sheet of mining and metallurgical plants.

2. Coordination and submission in the established manner to the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan for approval of the list of geological objects assigned to the resource base of the State Enterprise Navoi MMC, the uranium mining and processing enterprise created on its basis, as well as JSC Almalyk MMC.

3. Approval of the list of geological objects of mining and metallurgical plants, taking into account specific deadlines for their commissioning.

4. Development with potential investors of investment projects for geological objects not included in the specified list.

August
2019

September
2019

constantly

Ministry of Economy and Industry ( Gulyamov ),

State Committee on Geology ( Islamov ),

NGMK ( Sanakulov ),

AGMK ( Khursanov ),

Ministry of Energy ( Sultanov ),

MIVT

( Kudratov )

13.

Improving the procedure for issuing licenses for the right to use subsoil areas containing strategically important types of minerals.

1. Study and analysis of international practice (forms and conditions of cooperation, regulatory framework, taxation of subsoil resources) of implementing investment projects in the mining industry.

2. Development and submission in the established manner to the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan of specific proposals for improving the procedure for issuing licenses for the right to use subsoil areas containing strategically important types of minerals.

August
2019

September
2019

State Committee on Geology ( Islamov ),

Ministry of Finance
(Ishmetov) ,

Ministry of Economy and Industry ( Gulyamov ),

MIVT ( Kudratov ),

GNK (Mirzaev)

14.

Formation, on a systematic basis, of a portfolio of investment objects (including geological
and other information) and informing potential foreign investors about them.

1. Development of a list of priority geological objects to attract investment.

2. Preparation of an investment portfolio of objects with presentation materials, geological and other information (graphic applications and analytical data).

3. Coordination of a portfolio of investment proposals for the search and exploration of minerals in promising areas, as well as for the organization of mineral extraction at deposits.

4. Posting a portfolio of investment proposals with presentation materials on the official website of the State Committee on Geology and its distribution by other officially available means, including participation in business events and holding a “road show” abroad, to attract potential investors.

September
2019

December
2019,

subsequently annually

February

2020

constantly

State Committee on Geology (Islamov)

Ministry of Economy and Industry (Gulyamov),

MIVT (Kudratov),

State Committee on Geology (Islamov)

State Committee on Geology (Islamov),

MIVT (Kudratov),

MFA (Kamilov)

15.

Organization of internships for domestic geological specialists in foreign educational centers and training of gifted young specialists in higher educational institutions.

1. Determination of the specialized areas of the geological industry and the number of specialists for the subsequent organization of foreign internships and training in higher educational institutions, based on the actual needs of the industry.

2. Development of a list of international training centers, domestic and foreign higher educational institutions and subsequent organization of advanced training and personnel training.

August
2019

constantly

State Committee on Geology (Islamov),

Ministry of Higher Education

(Madzhidov)

State Committee on Geology (Islamov)

16.

Improving the activities of the Institute for Advanced Training and Retraining of Personnel in the Geological Industry in accordance with international educational standards.

1. Conducting an in-depth study and comparative analysis of international experience in the field of advanced training and retraining of personnel.

2. Development and approval of a “Roadmap” for improving the activities of the Institute for Advanced Training and Retraining of Personnel in the Geological Industry, taking into account the introduction of modern international educational standards and strengthening its material and technical base.

August
2019

September
2019

State Committee on Geology (Islamov)

17.

Improving the efficiency of groundwater monitoring, taking into account the real situation in the regions of the republic.

1. A critical study of the actual state of affairs in the field of groundwater monitoring in the context of the relevant regions of the republic with the identification of problematic issues.

2. Making changes and additions to the parameters of groundwater monitoring by region, within the general parameters ( Appendices No. 3 and No. 5 to the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated 04.05.2017 No. PP-2954).

3. Ensuring proper monitoring of groundwater, taking into account changes and additions within the general parameters.

August
2019

September
2019

within the established timeframe

State Committee on Geology (Islamov)

18.

Preparation of specific proposals for the deep processing and utilization of man-made waste and the organization of production of in-demand products based on them.

1. Critical study of the state of accumulated man-made waste from mining and metallurgical enterprises of the republic.

2. Analysis and comprehensive study of international experience in the field of technological solutions for the deep processing of man-made waste and the organization of the production of in-demand products on their basis.

3. Development and submission to the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan of substantiated proposals.

August
2019

September
2019

October
2019

Ministry of Economy and Industry (Gulyamov),

Ministry of Finance

(Ishmetov),

State Committee on Ecology

(Kuchkarov),

NGMK ( Sanakulov ),

AGMK ( Khursanov ),

State Committee on Geology (Islamov),

Ministry of Energy ( Sultanov ),

Academy of Sciences ( Yuldashev ),

MIVT ( Kudratov )

19.

Increasing the efficiency of the Inspectorate for the Control of Mining and Geological Activities and the Involvement of Deposits in Development, as well as increasing the salaries of employees, with an increase in their size of at least two times to further increase the efficiency of state supervision in this area.

1. Ensuring systematic monitoring of the state of industrial development of solid mineral deposits, as well as preparing, together with local authorities and local business entities, proposals for the development of deposits in the regions and clarification of existing reserves of solid minerals.

2. Introduction, taking into account the specifics of the regions, of an indicator for assessing the activity of involvement, including by business entities, in the industrial development of mineral resources of the region, as well as providing assistance to them in preparing deposits of solid minerals for exploitation.

3. Preparation of substantiated calculations for increasing the salaries of employees of the Inspectorate for Control of Mining and Geological Activities and their submission to the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

constantly

September

2019

State Committee on Geology

(Islamov)

Ministry of Economy and Industry

(Gulyamov)

State Committee on Geology

(Islamov),

Ministry of Finance
(Ishmetov)

20.

Transfer, in accordance with the established procedure, of village-type houses listed on the balance sheet of the State Unitary Enterprise "Uranredmetgeologiya" of the State Committee on Geology to the relevant local government bodies.

1. Conducting an inventory of village-type houses on the balance sheet of the enterprises of the State Committee on Geology (125 houses in the Konimekh district, 49 houses in the Uchkuduk district of the Navoi region and 28 houses in the Nurabad district of the Samarkand region).

2. Transfer, in accordance with the established procedure, to the balance sheet of the relevant local government bodies of the specified village-type houses in their current condition.

August
2019

September

2019

State Committee on Geology

(Islamov),

khokimiyats

Navoi

and Samarkand regions

21.

Ensuring systematic monitoring of the timely and high-quality implementation of the tasks provided for in this resolution.

1. Review of the progress of the tasks provided for by this resolution, with the adoption of proactive measures to resolve problematic issues.

2. Submission to the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan of information on the progress of the implementation of this resolution.

until February
2020 - monthly,
then - quarterly

until February
2020 - monthly,
then quarterly ( until the 10th day of the month following
the reporting month)

Implementation Coordination Working Group

Development strategies of the mineral resource base of the Republic of Uzbekistan (D. Kuchkarov) , formed by the decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
dated 04.05.2017

No. PP-2954

Cabinet of Ministers

( D. Kuchkarov )

APPENDIX No. 6
to the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated July 23, 2019 No. PP-4401

SCROLL

modern core storage facilities created by the State Committee on Geology for geological organizations on the ground, laboratory facilities being equipped and other facilities

million sum
No.	Name of regions	Events	Construction projects		including by year:
No.	Name of regions	Events	number of objects	necessary funds *	2020 .	2021 .
Construction of core storage facilities
1 .	Kyzylkum-Nurata region	Construction of core storage buildings and crushing shops with the necessary equipment and inventory.	7	11,500	4 500	7,000
2 .	West Uzbekistan region	Construction of core storage buildings and crushing shops with the necessary equipment and inventory.	1	1,000	500	500
3 .	South Uzbekistan region	Construction of core storage buildings and crushing shops with the necessary equipment and inventory.	2	2,500	1,000	1,500
4 .	East Uzbekistan region	Construction of core storage buildings and crushing shops with the necessary equipment and inventory.	2	3,500	1,500	2,000
Laboratory equipment
5 .	East Uzbekistan region	Arrangement of a building for a chemical engineering laboratory with the necessary laboratory furniture and equipment.	1	2,000	750	1 250
Development of social facilities and creation of infrastructure
6 .	East Uzbekistan region	Arrangement of a dormitory in the building of the stratigraphic party with the necessary furniture and equipment.	1	1,500	750	750
6 .	East Uzbekistan region	Construction of a dormitory for industry specialists equipped with the necessary equipment and inventory.	1	5,000	1,000	4,000
7 .	Kyzylkum-Nurata region	Construction of utility lines and infrastructure (water supply, electricity, gas, sewerage, access roads and fences) for the base settlement of geologists.	1	3,000	3,000	-
Total for the industry:			16	30,000	13,000	17,000

* The volumes and necessary funds are estimated and are subject to clarification during the preparation and examination of design and estimate documentation,

APPENDIX No. 7
to the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated July 23, 2019 No. PP-4401

Plan

detailed practical measures for the implementation of the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated July 23, 2019 No. PP-4401

No.

Points of the resolution

Deadline and implementation
mechanism

Responsible for control

from ministries and departments

from the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Cabinet of Ministers

2. To approve the State Program for the Development and Reproduction of the Mineral Resource Base for 2020-2021 ( hereinafter referred to as the State Program), developed by the State Committee on Geology jointly with the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Economy and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the State Enterprise Navoi MMC and the JSC Almalyk MMC, which provides for increasing the share of prospecting for promising areas of minerals to 35 percent in 2020 and to 40 percent in 2021 in order to increase the exploration reserve for further identification of deposits and includes:

summary parameters of the growth of forecast resources and reserves of minerals in the context of geological and economic regions of the republic in accordance with Appendix No. 1 ;

parameters for increasing groundwater reserves in accordance with Appendix No. 2 ;

a list of modern geological equipment and special technical means, software products and materials acquired for the modernization and strengthening of the material and technical base of geological organizations of the State Committee on Geology in accordance with Appendix No. 3 .

Development
and approval of a detailed
Action Plan -
by August 10,
2019

monthly submission of information
on the progress of the implementation of the detailed
Action Plan
to the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
and the Cabinet of Ministers

Ministry of Finance

( T. Ishmetov ),

Ministry of Economy and Industry

( R. Gulyamov ),

State Committee on Geology

Ensuring timely funding

geological exploration work,

quarterly submission of
progress information

execution

to the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Ministry of Finance

( T. Ishmetov ),

State Committee on Geology

( B. Islamov )

D. Kuchkarov,

G. Saidova

Until September 1,
2019

monthly submission of information
on completed work
to the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
and the Cabinet of Ministers

Ministry of Finance

( T. Ishmetov ),

Ministry of Economy and Industry

( R. Gulyamov ),

State Committee on Geology

5. Establish a procedure according to which:

specific geological objects included in the resource base of the State Enterprise Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine, the enterprise for the extraction and processing of uranium created on its basis, as well asJSC Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Combine is allocated separately, with the provision to potential investors of the remaining geological objects and prospective areas and mineral deposits newly identified by the State Committee on Geology;

Formation
and coordination

lists

objects
until October 1,
2019

formation of
a portfolio of investment objects

at the annual

basis

State Committee on Geology

State Committee on Geology

( B. Islamov ),

Ministry of Economy and Industry

( R. Gulyamov )

D. Kuchkarov,

G. Saidova

6. The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall, within two months, adopt government decisions providing for:

a) approval of the list of geological objects assigned to the resource base of the State Enterprise Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine, the
uranium mining and processing enterprise created on its basis, as well as Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Combine JSC;

b) improving the procedure for issuing licenses for the right to use subsoil areas containing strategically important types of minerals, including:

issuance of licenses for the right to use subsoil areas containing strategically important types of minerals, within a period not exceeding thirty working days.

Preparation
and entry
into the Cabinet

Ministers of the draft decision of the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan

until September 20,
2019

State Committee on Geology

( B. Islamov ),

State Committee on Ecology

Ministry of Economy and Industry

( R. Gulyamov )

D. Kuchkarov,

B. Mavlonov

7. State Committee on Geology:

approval of geological assignments and design and estimate documentation for geological exploration work;

conducting geological exploration work with calculation of the increase in predicted resources and reserves of minerals;

c) ensure, within the framework of the State Program, the implementation of work on:

internships for geological specialists in foreign educational centers and training in correspondence master's programs for talented young bachelor's degree specialists;

widespread introduction of digitalization of current geological and other information into geological exploration production;

until October 1,
2019

within the established timeframe

until October 1,
2019

State Committee on Geology

( B. Islamov )

D. Kuchkarov,

B. Mavlonov

8. In order to effectively coordinate and implement the tasks assigned to the State Committee on Geology, provide for one additional staff unit of a chief specialist in geology and mineral resource base in the structure of the Secretariat for Macroeconomic Analysis, Structural Reforms, Financial and Banking System and Private Entrepreneurship of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan by reducing one staff unit of the territorial division of the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

To assign the State Committee on Geology to the Secretariat for Macroeconomic Analysis, Structural Reforms, Financial and Banking System and Private Entrepreneurship of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Until September 1,
2019

State Committee on Geology

9. The Ministry of Finance, together with the State Committee on Geology, the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade, and the Ministry of Economy and Industry, shall
, within two months, submit to the Cabinet of Ministers a draft resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on further improving the system of attracting investments for the development of strategically important types of solid minerals, providing for:

granting the right to foreign investors to implement investment projects on the terms of entrepreneurial risk with full financing;

revision of the rates of the signature bonus for the right to explore and search for minerals;

payment by foreign investors of all types of taxes and mandatory payments in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

ensuring guarantees of the immutability of tax legislation for the entire period of project implementation.

Preparation
and submission
to the Cabinet of Ministers of a draft resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan

until October 1,
2019

Ministry of Finance

( T. Ishmetov ),

State Committee on Geology

( B. Islamov ),

MIVT

( S. Umurzakov ),

Ministry of Economy and Industry

( R. Gulyamov )

D. Kuchkarov,

B. Mavlonov

Development
and approval
of construction network schedules -
until October 1,
2019

State Committee on Geology

( B. Islamov ),

Ministry of Finance

( T. Ishmetov ),

Ministry of Economy and Industry

Until September 1,
2019

State Committee on Geology

( B. Islamov ),

Ministry of Higher Education

13. The Ministry of Economy and Industry, together with the Ministry of Innovation, the State Committee on Geology, the State Committee for Ecology and Environmental Protection, the State Enterprise Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine,
the Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Combine, the Academy of Sciences, the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade, shall, by November 1, 2019, critically study the possibilities of comprehensive processing and utilization of man-made waste with the submission to the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan of the Program of research work on the development of technology for processing man-made waste.

Until November 1
, 2019

Ministry of Economy and Industry

State Committee on Geology

( B. Islamov ),

State Committee on Ecology

(J. Mirzamakhmudov)

D. Kuchkarov,

B. Mavlonov

See previous edition.

(Appendix No. 8 has ceased to be effective by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated December 24, 2024 No. UP-224 - National Database of Legislation, December 27, 2024, No. 06/24/224/1068)

(National Legislation Database, 24.07.2019, No. 07/19/4401/3470; 22.04.2021, No. 07/21/5083/0371, 30.04.2021, No. 06/21/6218/0398; 10.08.2023, No. 06/23/116/0579; 27.12.2024, No. 06/24/224/1068)