Аңдатпа
The article examines the legal regulation of subsurface use, including the exploration and production of nonferrous and rare-earth metals. With the development of high technologies, the importance of non-ferrous and rare earth metals has increased. They are used in mechanical engineering, instrument engineering, the chemical industry, and the production of various other goods. The leading countries of the world compete in the field of control over deposits of non-ferrous and rare-earth metals, their extraction, and their use. The purpose of the article is a comprehensive analysis of the legal regulation in the field of subsurface use, including exploration and production of non-ferrous and rare earth metals, to identify existing problems and develop proposals for improving the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan aimed at protecting national interests, rational use of natural resources, and ensuring environmental safety. Countries with large deposits of non-ferrous and rare-earth metals strive to protect their national interests and to make rational, maximum use of their natural resources. Exploration and production of non-ferrous and rare-earth metals are associated with the need to ensure environmental protection, the rational use of minerals, and the use of safe mining methods. To this end, the state establishes licensed and contractual production regimes and controls compliance with legislation in the fields of subsoil use, environmental protection, and industrial safety. The legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of mining needs additional legal mechanisms to protect national interests and national heritage. This may include fair taxation of all mining companies, participation of subsurface users in infrastructure and social projects, development of the processing industry in the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the Republic's independent extraction and use of minerals. State and legal regulation of subsoil use should be fairer and better aligned with the interests of the people.