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The Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act
In 2020, the USE IT Act was signed into law, which among other things, extends the 45Q tax credit for CCUS for two years and supports carbon utilisation and direct air capture research. Specifically, the USE IT Act clarifies that CCUS projects and CO2 pipelines are now eligable…
Finland's Minerals Strategy: Minerals List
Finland's Minerals Strategy organises action proposals for aligning the mining sector with EU policy and around three strategic objectives: (1) promoting domestic growth and prosperity, (2) solutions for global mineral chain challenges, and (3) mitigating environmental impact.…
Critical Non-Fuel Mineral Resources for India's Manufacturing Sector
Critical Non-Fuel Mineral Resources for India's Manufacturing Sector is an unofficial strategic plan created by India's Department of Science and Technology in collaboration with the Council on Energy, Environment and Water, aiming to assess the impacts of potential supply…
Strategic Minerals List
On 18 June 2020, the Nigerian Minister of Mines and Steel Development announced the designation of seven strategic minerals for the country in a forum organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group. The seven strategic minerals are coal, iron ore, bitumen, gold, limestone,…
Executive Order 14017 of America’s Supply Chains
Executive Order 14017 is an order issued by President Joe Biden that directs each department in the administration to assess potential supply-chain risks within their jurisdiction and come up with strategies to mitigate or overcome these. The aim of this order is to minimise…
Mineral Raw Materials Due Diligence Act of April 29, 2020
The Mineral Raw Materials Due Diligence Act implements the EU 2017/821 Regulation , which outlines supply chain due diligence obligations for EU importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas. The EU…
Mexican Mining Law
Established in 1992, Mexico’s Mining Law outlines requirements for the exploration, exploitation and beneficiation of minerals, establishing public ownership of mineral deposits. Amongst other substances, radioactive minerals are excluded from its scope. The law specifies…
Resolution No 40391 by which the National Mining Policy is approved
In 2016, the Colombian Vice Minister of Mines enacted Resolution No 40391 to approve the National Mining Policy. This roadmap seeks to implement strategies aiming to develop a more competitive and productive mining industry. The Colombian Government is pursuing fostering an…
Ministerial Resolution No 390-2019 to create the Committee for Gender Equality of the Ministry of Energy and Mines
In 2019, in the application of the principle of legal equality established in article 2 of the Peruvian Constitution and article 4 of Law No 28983 on equal opportunities between women and men, the Peruvian Ministry of Mines and Energy enacted Resolution No 390 to create a…
National Mining Policy
In January of 2022, the Government launched the National Mining Policy 2050. This is a roadmap for the industry and the government. This policy is a product of two years of work in which representatives from private companies, academia, NGOs and civil organisations participated.…
Decree No. 11.108. Establishes the Brazilian Mineral Policy and the Mineral Policy National Council
In 2022, the Brazilian President signed Decree No 11.108 to establish a national mineral policy and to create the Mineral Policy National Council. The Brazilian Mineral Policy has the following principles: The rational use of the country's mineral resources, with the…
Decree No. 11.120: allowing the foreign trade of lithium and its derivatives
In 2022, the Brazilian President signed Decree No 11.120 to allow foreign trade of lithium and minerals, organic and inorganic chemical products, including their compositions, manufactured based on lithium, metallic lithium and lithium alloys and their derivatives. This Decree…
Law No 146-71: Mining Law
In 1971, the Dominican Republic Congress approved Law No 146-71 to provide a framework regulation for mining activities by setting rules for assigning of mining rights and the development of mining activities in the country. This law also describes taxes and the royalty…
Small Scale Mining Laws in the Philippines
Small scale mining (or artisanal mining) in the Philippines is regulated under two laws, the Small-Scale Mining Act (RA 7076) and Presidential Decree 1899 (PD 1899). Generally, PD 1899 applies to mining for commercial purposes by individuals, partnerships and corporations, while…
Ordinance on Due Diligence Obligations and Transparency Regarding Minerals and Metals from Conflict Areas and Child Labour
To facilitate transparency and due diligence regarding minerals and metals from conflict zones, the Swiss Federal Council issued an Ordinance on the due diligence and transparency duties of Swiss companies with respect to minerals and metals from conflict zones and child labour…
Law 20551 to regulate closure of mining facilities
In 2011, Law 20551 was approved by the Chilean Congress to regulate the closure of mining operations and related facilities in order to reduce the associated negative environmental impacts. Consequently, prior to starting activities in a specific territory, the mining entity…
Environmental Regulation of Mining Activities
In 2014, the Ecuadorian Minister of the Environment issued Ministerial Agreement 37 to establish an environmental regulation applicable to mining activities. This regulation aims to promote mining sustainable development in Ecuador through the establishment of standards,…
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…
Suggestions on promoting the sustainable and healthy development of rare earth industry
The policy document was announced by the State Council in 2011. It aims to further raise awareness of the importance of effective protection and rational utilisation of rare earth resources and promote the sustainable development of the rare earth industry. The document also…
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…