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Government agency · Beijing

Ministry of Natural Resources

自然资源部

The national authority for natural resources, land and spatial planning, mineral resources and the framework for real-estate registration.

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Institution typeGovernment agency JurisdictionNationwide (PRC)
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National governance of land, planning, registration and mineral resources

The ministry sets national systems for natural-resource ownership, territorial spatial planning, land use, mineral resources and real-estate registration. Individual title, planning and project decisions normally require examination of local registers, plans and competent authorities.

What it doesAdministers natural-resource ownership and use, spatial planning, land and mineral policy, surveys and national natural-resource and real-estate registration systems.
When it mattersRelevant to land-use rights, real property registration, spatial planning, mining and natural-resource projects, title diligence and development.

What falls within this authority’s remit

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Land rights, spatial controls and resource development

The national framework connects land and natural-resource ownership, unified real-estate registration, territorial spatial planning, land-use approvals and mineral exploration or extraction rights.

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Official website

Administers natural-resource ownership and use, spatial planning, land and mineral policy, surveys and national natural-resource and real-estate registration systems.

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ResourceLanguageVersion / dateOpen
Official website
Chinese Live — editor-verified accessible 2026-09-18
State Council English ministries directory
English Secondary orientation

Rights and controls affecting land and resources

These concepts separate registered property interests from planning permission and resource-development approvals.

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land-use right

A time-limited right to possess and use state-owned land for an approved purpose, distinct from ownership of the land itself.

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real-estate registration

The official recording of land-use rights, buildings, mortgages and other covered interests; the register is central to title diligence.

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spatial planning

The planning system that allocates territory for ecological, agricultural, urban and other uses and constrains project siting and development.

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mineral rights

State-granted exploration or mining interests whose scope, term, transfer and operating approvals must be reviewed separately.

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natural resources

Land, minerals, forests, waters and other state-regulated assets governed through different ownership, use and conservation systems.

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Ministry of Natural ResourcesLand, spatial-planning, real-estate registration and mineral-resource materials Open source
Reference boundary

A national framework does not replace parcel-level and local-record review.

Check the current register, right certificate, spatial plan, approved land use, encumbrances and any separate resource or development approvals for the specific location.