Mineral Act (1991:45)

The Mineral Act of 1991 contains regulations applicable to the exploration and exploitation of selected minerals on land.
Chapter 2 of the Act concerns the exploration permitting process, including prerequisites, precedence in the event of competition, period of validity and other conditions.
Chapter 3 of the Act outlines the terms under which exploration work may be undertaken, including the terms of a valid plan of operation. This plan includes assessment of potential damages resulting from the exploration work and must be made available in the Finnish, Meänkieli and/or the Sami languages in the event that the exploration is to be carried out within an area which completely or partly overlaps the administrative area of the language.
Chapter 4 of the Act concerns the granting of exploitation concessions, including prerequisites, precedence in the event of competition, period of validity and other conditions.
Chapter 5 of the Act outlines the terms under which exploitation may be undertaken.
Chapter 6 of the Act concerns the transfer, relinquishment, revocation and amendment of exploration permits and concessions.
Chapter 7 of the Act concerns compensation in the event of damages incurred by exploration or exploitation work as well as the mineral compensation responsibility of the concessionaire. It is stipulated that for damage resulting from the granting of an exploitation concession, compensation shall be paid by the concessionaire. For each calendar year, the concessionaire will pay mineral compensation equal to two thousandths of the calculated value of the minerals covered by the concession and are extracted and brought to the surface within the concession area during the year. Three quarters of this compensation will be paid to property owners within the concession area and one quarter will be paid to the State. 
 

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