国土资源部正在制定有关政策措施 ,引导企业开发西部地区的矿产资源 ,实现中国矿业重心的逐步西移。西部地区矿产资源勘查开发的引进外资工作已开始起步 ,许多外国公司前来考察投资环境 ,签订了投资协议或合同 ,部分外国公司的投资已经到位。 1999年国土资源部通过试点 ,授权云 The Ministry of Land and Resources is formulating relevant policies and measures to guide enterprises to develop mineral resources in the western region and to gradually move the focus of China’s mining industry to the west. The introduction of foreign investment in exploration and development of mineral resources in the western region has started. Many foreign companies have come to investigate the investment environment and have signed investment agreements or contracts. Some foreign companies have already made their investments. In 1999, the Ministry of Land and Resources passed the pilot to authorize the cloud