This Ministerial Decree designates the State Agency on Geology and Mineral Resources as the state institution for subsoil management, and charges it with: (a) complex exploration of subsoil; (b) state regulation; (c) state supervision over rational management of mineral resources; and (d) subsoil protection. To this end, the Agency shall: (a) perform geological surveys; (b) assess mineral deposits; (c) evaluate geological exploration projects; (d) validate the list of common minerals; (e) manage