Duties and Functions of Five Division of Department of Mines

(1)           Duties and Functions of Mineral Development Division               

 As the Mineral Development Section is responsible for-

-              Increasing the development of Mineral sector as directed for local and Foreign investment.

-              Scrutinizing the application for any permit in according with Myanmar Mines Law.

-              Amendment of promulgated laws and regulations as and when necessary so that they are efficient at all time and in any conditions.

-              To correspond and perform activities relating to international mining industry including ASEAN countries.

-              To train technicians at all level of operation in mining sector so as to enhance their qualification and to proclaim information and the news.

-              To carry out co-operation on relief to increasing mineral product.

(2)           Duties and Functions of Inspection Division 

-               To inspect the field accounting to The Explosive Law and The petroleum Act.

-               To inspect the person, group, company and association that     get the License because of the Director General of Department of Mines is the chief Inspector according to the Myanmar Mines Law and the Myanmar Gems Law.

-               To inspect and report the inspection work by means of the declaration and instruction.

(3)           The Duties and functions of Mineral Conservation and Environmental Control Division 

-               To carry out for the inspection of Mineral conservation that Mining and Procession.

-               To Protect the environmental conservation works that may have detrimental effects due to mining operations and procession plants.

(4)           The duties of Salt Division 

-               Industrially used salt required for industries and annually consumer’s salt- supplement-demand are now being fulfilled and permitted licenses on crude salt, table-salt, extra-mineral salts and fine salt productions are issued. For preventing the entire nation from iodine deficiency and its contribution of universal salt iodization system has been practiced by making collaborative and co- operative effort with Minstry of Health and UNICEF as well.  Laboratory investigations are performed for detection of concentration of Sodium Chloride (NaCl) and potassium lodidate (KIO₃) in line with standardization. For consumer’s annual salt demand and industrially employed raw salt extract demand, private salt manufacturing sectors are supervised. Technical support is distributed for production of solar salt, various mineral salt and iodated salt. In accordance with the 2008 constitution law, Salt and by-producet of taxes are supervised by the salt industry.

(5)           Duties and Functions of Admin Division 

-               To do the framework of Admin department and relation to other department of mines, the security of the Ministry, general cases such as sport.