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Royal Decree 647/2002, July 5, to declare mineral raw materials and activities related to them, as priority for the purposes of the provisions of Law 43/1995, of December 27, on Corporation Tax
This Royal Decree declares certain raw material minerals as a national priority. The Decree then establishes as a national priority the activities of exploration, research, exploitation, use, treatment, and beneficiation of these minerals. In particular, the resolution declares…
Philippine Mineral Reporting Code
The Philippine Mineral Reporting Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (PMRC) was adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE). It sets out minimum standards, recommendations and…
D.S No 028-2008-EM: Regulation for the Citizens Participation Process on Mining Sub-Sector
In 2008, the Peruvian President signed Decree No 028-2008-EM to regulate the individual or collective participation of every person, natural or legal, in the process of definition and application of measures related to the mining industry’s sustainable development.…
D.S No 040-2014-EM: Regulation for the environmental protection and management applicable to mining exploitation, processing, general work, transportation, and storage activities
This Decree establishes the relevant rules for the environmental protection and management of mining exploitation, benefit, general work, transport, and storage activities. This regulation aims to ensure that mining activities are carried out safeguarding the Peruvian…
Geological Survey of Canada Strategic Plan, 2018-2023
The Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) is the national organisation for geoscientific information and research. The GSC was established in 1841 when the legislature of the Province of Canada passed a resolution to establish and fund a geological survey. Today, the work of the GSC…
DFL 1 to establish a combined, coordinated and systematised text of Decree Law N° 1.349 of 1976, which creates the Chilean Copper Commission
In 1976 Decree Law N° 1349 was signed to create the Chilean Copper Commission (COCHILCO). This decree was the object of several modifications. As a result, in 1987 a new decree with the force of law (DFL) was issued by the government to combine the amendments in one text.…
New Online Mining Registry
The Chilean National Geology and Mining Service, through its Department of Mining Property, makes available to users the New Online Mining Land Registry. This tool delivers clear, relevant, and efficient information about the Chilean Mining properties and licenses awarded by the…
Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016
The Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016 consolidate pre-existing regulations involved in environmental permitting, including regimes covering waste management licensing, pollution prevention and control, landfill, waste incarceration, the operation of large combustion…
The Quarries Regulations 1999
The Quarries Regulations 1999 consolidate pre-existing legislation governing mines and quarries and their attendant waste tips, much of which was written after the Aberfan disaster of 1966. The 1999 regulations specifically state that tips must be designed, constructed, operated…
Mines Regulations 2014
The Mines Regulations of 2014 establish mine-specific health and safety regulations that are centred around major hazards within the underground mining sector. The regulations were amended post-Brexit by the Carcinogens and Mutagens (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020,…
SEC Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers
In 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted an anti-corruption measure under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 directing the Commission to issue rules requiring resource extraction issuers to include in an annual report information relating to payments made…
US Geological Survey Organic Act
Originally passed in 1879 and amended on numerous occasions since then, this law creates the United States Geological Survey (USGS) as the sole science agency for the Department of the Interior and the nation's largest water, earth and biological science and civilian mapping…
Federal Law of Transparency and Public Information Access
In 2016, the General Congress of the United Mexican States approved the Federal Law of Transparency and Public Information Access. The last amendment of this law was made on 20 May 2021. This federal law aims to guarantee the right of access to public information possessed by…
Law No 928: Law of the National Strategic Public Company for Bolivian Lithium Deposits- YLB
In April 2017, in accordance with Article 26 of Law No. 535: Mining and Metallurgy Law, the Bolivian Plurinational Legislative Assembly approved Law No 928 to create Bolivian Lithium Deposits (YLB) a National Strategic Public Company. YLB is responsible for carrying out the…
Decree 151: Action Plan for the Ecuadorian mining sector
In 2021 the Ecuadorian President issued a decree approving the new plan for the mining sector. This strategy aims to develop an efficient, social and environmentally responsible mining industry. It also seeks to define the country’s geological potential, foster national and…
Decree No. 1350 creating the Chilean National Copper Corporation
In 1976, Decree No. 1350 was signed to create the Chilean National Copper Corporation. It is a State-owned mining, industrial and commercial company with legal personhood under the supervision of the Superintendence of Securities and Insurance on the same terms as open…
Special Taxation Measures Law
The 1957 Special Taxation Measures Law, as amended, provides for special tax treatment of Japanese industrial support for overseas mineral development projects. The law allows domestic corporations investing in overseas resource development projects to set aside a certain…
Operating regulations of the multi-stakeholder group EITI-Ecuador
In 2020 the Ecuadorian multi-stakeholder group for implementing the EITI transparency standards in the country approved its operating regulation. These rules aim to regulate the operation and establish the internal procedures of the Group in order to guarantee an effective and…
Executive Order No. 79, s. 2012
This Executive Order aims to reform the mining sector and promote environmentally-sound mining practices. It lists areas closed to mining applications, specifically: areas listed under Sec. 19 of the Philippine Mining Act, protected areas, agricultural lands, tourism development…
Ministerial Decree #19/15 about the safeguarding of the activities related to artisanally exploited strategic minerals
Ministerial Decree #19/15 about the safeguarding of activities related to artisanally exploited strategic minerals aims at better controlling the activities of artisanal mining in order to improve the working conditions, environmental impacts and economic attractiveness of DRC’s…
Mining Code of the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Mining Code of the Democratic Republic of Congo contains all the general principles and regulations regarding the extraction of minerals in the country. It was revised in 2018, and it includes several key elements about strategic minerals. A strategic mineral is defined as a…
Law implementing EU regulation 2017/821 relative to minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas
This law implements EU Regulation 2017/821, which aims to regulate the imports of gold, tin, tantalum and tungsten (3TG) from conflict or high-risk zones. Tantalum and tungsten are considered critical minerals by the EU and are also deemed priority minerals in the French Mining…
Decree n. 2011-100 creating the Committee for Strategic Metals (COMES)
The decree establishes the Comité pour les métaux stratégiques (Committee for Strategic Metals, COMES) to support the elaboration and implementation of public policy relating to critical minerals and means to secure their supply to ensure the competitiveness of the industrial…
Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act
In 1939, the United States Congress enacted the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act, a federal law providing for the acquisition and retention of stocks of certain strategic and critical materials that supply the military, industrial and essential civilian needs of…
Executive Order 13953, Addressing the Threat to the Domestic Supply Chain From Reliance on Critical Minerals From Foreign Adversaries and Supporting the Domestic Mining and Processing Industries
Executive Order 13953 of 30 September 2020 was issued by President Donald J. Trump and calls for targeted action to address risks associated with critical mineral supply chains. The aim of the order is to work toward securing the supply of minerals that are critical to…
Raw materials strategy of the Federal Government: Securing a sustainable supply of non-energy mineral raw materials for Germany
The raw materials strategy is a framework policy first put in place in 2010 and last updated in 2019. The strategy aims to ensure long-term security of supply for raw materials needed by industrial purposes in Germany, as well as to ensure a level playing field with socially and…
Automotive Transformation Fund
The Automotive Transformation Fund includes 500 GBP million to support the electrification of vehicles and their supply chains, and other strategically important technologies including critical mineral processing. The fund was announced as part of the Prime Minister’s Ten-Point…
Companies and LLPs ESG Regulatory Requirement
The Companies and LLPs ESG (environmental, social and governance) Regulatory Requirement laws together cover all UK registered companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) with over 500 employees having annual revenue of more than 500 million GBP, requiring them to…
Royalties System on Minerals
Australia's royalties system on minerals vary by jurisdiction. This system generally incentivises the production of critical minerals, particularly lithium, in comparison to previous legislation. The state and Northern Territory governments collect royalties on mineral…
Responsibility Delivering Value: A Minerals and Petroleum Resource Strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand
Responsibility Delivering Value: A Minerals and Petroleum Resource Strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand is a strategic plan designed to identify national priorities with respect to minerals and petroleum resources. The plan's major objectives include researching and understanding…
SASAC announcement on the establishment of China Rare Earth Group
In order to realise complementary advantages of rare earth resources and coordinated development of rare earth industry, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC) announced the establishment of China Rare Earth Group, creating…
Launch of "One Belt One Road" Mining Industry Development Fund
On 9 June 2015, the first private equity fund focusing on the "Belt and Road" mineral resources and related industries — Belt and Road Mining Industry Development Fund— was officially launched in Beijing. The fund aims to raise 10 billion Yuan with fundraising completed by the…
Decree 430-18 by which the Province of “Pedernales” is declared as “Avila” Mining Fiscal Reserve, for the exploration and evaluation of possible “rare earth” deposits developed directly by the State or through contracts
In 2018, the President of the Dominican Republic signed Decree 430-18 to declare for 10 years the Province of Pedernales as an “Avila” Mining Fiscal Reserve due to the presence of rare earth elements in the zone. Particularly, the geochemical studies carried out by the Sysmin…
Mineral Mining and Processing Effluent Guidelines
The Mineral Mining and Processing Effluent Guidelines and Standards were promulgated by the EPA in 1975 and amended in 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979. The regulation covers wastewater discharges from mineral drainage, mineral processing operations and stormwater runoff. These…
Official Mexican Standard. NOM-157-SEMARNAT-2009, by which the elements and procedures to implement mining waste management plans are established
In 2009, the Mexican Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources issued the Official Mexican Standard NOM-157-SEMARNAT-2009 to establish the elements and procedures applicable to mining waste management plans. This standard was reviewed in a public consultation process.…
Critical Minerals List 2021
Canada’s minerals list contains 31 minerals considered critical to position Canada as a leading mining nation, and to ensure a sustainable economic development. Canada is a historic producer of many of those minerals. Natural Resources Canada has developed this list with a…
The Canadian Minerals and Metals Plan
The Plan is a Canada-wide strategy developed by federal, provincial and territorial governments in collaboration with partners and stakeholders taking into account the roles of local governments in mineral resource development. Provinces and territories have their own…
DENR Administrative Order 2021-40
Administrative Order 2021-40, promulgated by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, lifted the ban on the open pit method of mining for copper, gold, silver and complex ores which was banned under DENR A.O. 2017-10. It aims to revitalise the mining industry due to…
Exploration Strategy for the Mining Industry of South Africa
The Exploration Strategy for the Mining Industry of South Africa is a strategic plan aimed at attracting mineral exploration investment, reigniting mineral development, accelerating new mineral discoveries and encouraging optimal utilisation of South African mineral resources in…
Ministerial Decree #18/042 declaring cobalt, germanium and colombo-tantalite strategic mineral substances
Ministerial Decree #18/042 acknowledges the high demand around the world for materials in information and communication technologies, the military, and the renewable energy transition. In particular, it identifies cobalt, germanium, and columbite-tantalite ("coltan") as three…
Philippine Mining Act of 1995 (Republic Act No. 7942)
The Act governs all mining operations and related rights in the Philippines, specifically exploration, development, and utilisation of natural resources conservation through a partnership of the government and private sector. To this end, it provides for a permit system, which…
Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of R.A. 7942, Philippine Mining Act of 1995 (DENR Administrative Order 2010-21)
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources Administrative Order 2010-21 ("IRR") supersedes A.O. 96-40 and operationalises the Philippine Mining Act of 1995. One of its objectives is to enhance the contribution of mineral resources to economic recovery with due regard to…
DENR Administrative Order 2022-04: Enhancing Biodiversity Conservation and Protection in Mining Operations
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources promulgated this order to provide adequate measures for responsible mining and minimise negative impacts on biodiversity. At every stage of mining operations, mining companies are required to undertake biodiversity measures:…
Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act of 2019
The Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act of 2019 is an update to the Materials Act of 1947. The Materials Act provides for the disposal of mining materials on public lands and governs mining on lands including Indian reservations. The Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act expands…
Resolution No 2 by which some minerals are determined as a strategic for the country
In 2021, exercising the power granted by Decree 10.657 , the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy through the Interministerial Committee for the Analysis of Strategic Minerals Projects [CTAPME] enacted Resolution No 2 to declare certain minerals as in the strategic interest of…
Guidelines for additional environmental measures for operating surface metallic mines (DENR Administrative Order 2018-19)
With this order, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources aimed to ensure sustainable environmental conditions in surface metallic mines throughout mining operations. To this end, it provided additional environmental measures, such as soil stripping, buffer zone…
Interagency Working Group on Mining Reform Fundamental Principles
The Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Mining Reform is an interdepartmental consultative group that convenes agency experts and consults with the public to provide guidance on reforming hardrock mining laws, regulations and permitting policies, created as a response to Section…
Infrastructure and Jobs Act: Critical Minerals permitting and information
The U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act directs different agencies to take certain actions to prioritise development of domestic supply chains for critical minerals. Sec 40206. Critical minerals supply chains and reliability Administration reports have determined that…
The 2020 EU Critical Raw Materials List
The EU’s list of Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) is a list of raw materials, mostly minerals, that are considered strategic to the EU’s’ economy and that have high supply risk. The European Commission, which maintains the list, stresses that these minerals are at the heart of a…
Critical Minerals and Materials: US Department of Energy's Strategy to Support Domestic Critical Mineral and Material Supply Chains
To meet Executive Order 13953 of 30 September 2020 the US Department of Energy (DOE) created this strategy document describing the objective, goals and organisational methods that DOE will employ to mitigate the national critical minerals and materials challenge. Having…