Mining Registry of Andalusia

In the Mining Registry of Andalusia, all the revealing information about the mining rights defined by Law 22/1973, of July 21, 1973, of Mining is registered. According to the Mining Act, mineral deposits and other geological resources are classified into the following sections:
- Section A, are deposits of low economic value and their restricted geographical marketing, as well as those whose sole use is to obtain fragments of size and shape suitable for direct use in infrastructure works, construction and other uses that do not require operation other than those of grubbing up, breaking down and calibration.
- Section B, includes mineral waters, hot springs, underground structures and unnatural deposits.
- Section C, any deposits and geological resources not included in the previous sections.
- Section D includes coals, radioactive minerals, geothermal resources, bituminous rocks and any other mineral deposits or geological resources of energy interest.
The Mining Registry of Andalusia includes each of the sections defined in the Mining Law, along with the most important administrative data and the geographical location of each of the rights. It is transcribed into a database, which is the core of the present digital information.