Uneven distribution of mineral resources has resulted in mineral-rich and mineral-poor countries. Regardless how much a country is endowed with mineral resources,they must be rationally,economically, and efficiently managed,protected,exploited, and used.It is the right of a country to take full control on its mineral resources and to promulgate policies and laws for mineral exploration,mining,and sustainable development.Mineral resources constitute an important basis of social and economic developpment of a country.The efficient and sustainable