K. Naito et al., MINERAL PROJECTS IN ASIAN COUNTRIES - GEOLOGY, REGULATION, FISCAL REGIMES AND THE ENVIRONMENT, Resources policy, 24(2), 1998, pp. 87-93
The Asia region contains considerable minerals potential and explorati
on investment in the mineral sector has been on the rise. Many Asian c
ountries have recently enacted new mining codes and fiscal systems, or
are in the process of doing so, in order to attract foreign investmen
t in the mineral sectors. This paper describes some of the main featur
es of Asian mining laws and fiscal systems. (C) 1998 Published by Else
vier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.