1?Visionary
Large volume of explosive are used broadly in Taiwan public construction and mining operation. It is also well known explosive is the most destruction dangerous good and its usage is deeply related to public safety concern. When consider widespread international terrorism, anti-burglary safety measures need to be implemented to prevent illegal use of explosive and to assure national security and society safety. Mine assistance division of bureau of mines has being emphasised on the administration of explosive and will continuously enhance the management of explosive manufacturing, sale, transportation and possession to prevent hazard and secure social safety.

2?Organization and Responsibilities)
(1)Organization


(2)Responsibilities

First section:
Administration of manufacturer, seller and purchaser of industrial use explosive, quota application and administration of industrial use explosive, safety management of magazine establishment and change, management of explosive manager qualification and training and drafting, management of blasting professional operator qualification training and drafting, permit for import and export of industrial use explosive, permit for import and export of nitro fiber.

Second section:
Compilation of mining booklet, inspection and compilation of mineral royalty, technical assistance of mining operation, collection and compilation of import coal supply and demand information, [public defense and mobilization preparation regulation] related affair, world energy conference related affairs, conduction of extension and improvement of mineral and sand and gravel resources database, compilation and arrangement of mineral supply and demand statistics information, compilation and arrangement of green civil income at Taiwan district

(3)Contact:
Director:(02)23115698(02)23113001ext 700
Chief of first section:(02)23113761(02)23113001ext 770
Chief of second sectioin:(02)23113833(02)23113001ext 730

3?Administration of application

(1)Application for explosive purchase quota

1. Applicant can fax industrial use explosive application form, related documents, and payment receipt to bureau of mines and then mail the original copy.

2. Submit required documents to bureau of mines personally

3. Mail required documents

(2)Establishment or change of magazine:
Mail required documents and payment receipt to bureau of mines

(3)Application for assigning explosive manager:
Mail required documents and payment receipt to bureau of mines

(4)Application for assigning blasting professional operator:
Mail required documents and payment receipt to bureau of mines

4?Pleading, petition and complaint

(1)Administration innovation mail box: Taipei post office, post box 409

(2)Director’s Tel:(02)2311-5698(02)23113001 #700

(3)Director’s e-mail:yings@mine.gov.tw

5?Future development:
(1)When consider widespread international terrorism, anti-burglary safety measures need to be implemented to prevent illegal use of explosive and to assure national security and society safety.
Technical assistance division of bureau of mines has being emphasis on the administration of explosive and will continuously enhance the management of explosive manufacturing, sale, transportation and possession to prevent explosive lost, rubbery and theft for national security and social safety.

(2)Conduct investigation of current mineral resource application and inspection and arrangement of green civil income at Taiwan district to assist reasonable mining industry development.

(3)Continuously extend and improve mining and aggregate resource database and include such system into national land information system as decision making reference for mineral and aggregate utilization.

(4)Conduct mine booklet and production and sales information search system construction project as reference for evaluation of mineral royalty.