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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…
Law 28.258 on Mining Royalties, as amended
In 2004, Peru adopted Law 28.258 to regulate mining royalties. In the same year, this law was amended by Law 28323 . According to this regulation, a mining royalty is a payment made by the mining licensee to the State as an economic compensation for the exploitation of mineral…
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:…
Mineral Leasing Act of 1920
This act dictates a system of leasing and developing for mining interests on federally-owned lands. Provisions in the act include enabling entrance onto public lands to explore for minerals with permission of the government, enabling drilling and extraction of minerals with…
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…
Circular Economy Action Plan
The Council of Ministers approved in May 2021 the Circular Economy Action plan, initially proposed by the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (MITECO and MITERD). The plan is composed of 116 measures which will take place between 2021-2023, drawing the…
Infrastructure Law Funding for Abandoned Mine Land Grant Program
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provides $11.3 billion funding over 15 years for the Abandoned Mine Land grant program to revitalize former coal communities through local economic development and environmental remediation of abandoned mines. Abandoned mine land…
Council of ministers’ decree No.37 of 2001: Executive regulation for the Federal Law No.24 of 1999 on the protection and development of the environment
The decree enacts several regulations related to the protection of the environment and the management of dangerous materials. Environment permits are issued by the ministry of environment and climate change in collaboration with the local responsible entity in each emirate. The…
Decree No.2 for 2017: executive regulations about engineering and environmental specifications for facilities in Kuwait
The decree provides a list of engineering and environmental specifications for different types of facilities in Kuwait. Specifications to oil and gas facilities (articles 35 to 44) include the need for continuous monitoring and measurement of pollutants throughout the different…
Decree No. 5 for 2020: executive regulation for gas flaring following the Law No. 42 for 2014
The decree sets requirements related to gas flaring. It differentiates between natural gas and associated gas. Associated gas is defined as gas associated to oil extraction and found dissolved in the extracted oil and water. It limits the amount of flared gas to 5% of daily gas…
Decree No. 8 for 2017: executive regulation for air pollution protection according to the Law No. 42 for 2014
This decree issues the executive regulation related to air pollution for the environment law of 2014. It regulates different sectors, including oil and gas, and requires all facilities to comply with the emissions limits stated in the regulation (outlined in Table 4). In…
Decree No. 9 for 1990: Environmental impact assessment from industrial and building projects
The decree states that project developers, including those responsible for oil and gas undertakings, must submit environmental impact assessments (EIA) before the start of activities. An EIA must include the following assessments: · Expected impacts on residential…
Council of ministers’ decree No. 32 for 2012, about the organization of the oil and gas ministry.
The decree lists all the entities working under the ministry of oil and gas, the role of the ministry and its organization. The ministry is the entity responsible for the governance of the oil and gas sector and it has the authority to: · Develop oil resources, aiming…
Council of ministers’ decree No. 341 for 2012, to approve the organization of the General Authority for the Environment
The decree defines the internal organization of the general authority for the environment. This authority is governed by an executive committee, which is responsible to develop programs and policies related to the environment. The environmental impact assessment office,…
National action planning document for the reduction of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCP)
Since 2013, Côte d’Ivoire has been working with the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to reduce short-lived climate pollutants and other air pollutants. Following this cooperation, the National Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Action Plan was adopted in 2019 by the Ministry of…
Executive Decree No. 2007-145 of 2 Joumada El Oula 1428 corresponding to 19 May 2007 determining the scope, content and approval procedures for environmental impact studies and notices
This executive decree aims to determine the scope, content and approval procedures for environmental impact studies and notices. Among others, it applies to oil and gas exploration projects. Environmental impact assessments and notices must include: A presentation of the…
Law No. 2003-10 of 19 Joumada El Oula corresponding to 19 July 2003 on environmental protection in the context of sustainable development
This law aims at defining the rules of environmental protection (including air, atmosphere, water, soil, subsoil, fauna, flora) within the framework of sustainable development (Article 1). This includes setting the fundamental principles and rules of environmental management,…
Decree No. 2007-105 amending and supplementing certain provisions of Decree 2004-094 of 4 November 2004 on the Environmental Impact Assessment
This decree amends and supplements certain provisions of Decree 2004-094 on Environmental Impact Assessment. It applies to the natural environment (air, water, soil, flora, landscape…) and human environment (social, economic, and cultural). The decree defines the activities…
General Law of Climate Change (Mexico)
This Law, promulgated in 2012, aims to align activities on mitigation and adaptation between the different government entities. The Law establishes following institutions: 1) the National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change, 2) the Climate Change Council, 3) the…
Gas Act: no mandatory connection of new buildings to gas grid
The Gas Act from 2000 encompasses rules on transport and delivery of gas and implements also rules from EU directives on the internal EU energy market from 1998 (e.d. 98/30/EC and 2003/55/EC). The ACM (Autoriteit Consument en Markt) is chaired with supervision on the Gas Act. As…
(Alberta) Renewing Alberta’s Mineral Future
Renewing Alberta's Mineral Future is a strategy and action plan outline aimed to sustainably develop the mineral industry in the province, notably regarding critical minerals (e.g. lithium, uranium, vandanium, nickel and rare earth elements). The plan has been developed as a…
Petroleum Industry Act
The Petroleum Industry Act replaces the former Petroleum Act. The new statute indicates that the property and ownership of petroleum within Nigeria and its territorial waters, continental shelf, and exclusive economic zone is vested in the Government of Nigeria. Regarding the…
Law 7/2003. Regulation on Equatorial Guinea’s Environment
This law provides the legal framework for environmental management in Equatorial Guinea. It promotes the sustainable use of natural resources while aiming for sustainable human development in the country. The conservation, protection and management of natural resources are of…
Ministerial Order No 04/2013 - Petroleum Operations Regulations
This regulation defines and establishes procedures and performance standards pertaining to petroleum operations in Equatorial Guinea, including exploration, evaluation, development, transportation, distribution, storage, refining, commercialisation and other related activities…
Critical Energy Minerals Roadmap
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's Critical Energy Minerals Roadmap is a strategy that aims to unlock the economic potential of Australia's energy minerals by creating and demonstrating breakthrough technologies. The roadmap identifies ways to…
UAE Federal Law No. 24 of 1999 on the Protection and Development of the Environment
This law aims to ensure the protection and conservation of the quality and natural balance of the environment as well as to control all forms of pollution and avoid any immediate or long-term harmful effects resulting from economic, agricultural and industrial developments. It…
Law No. 19 of 1973 Concerning the Conservation of Petroleum Resources
This law aims to promote efficient oil and gas recovery, prevent waste and pollution and to guarantee a safe work environment. It applies to the entire oil and gas sector, including petroleum exploration, development, transport, processing, refining, marketing and products…
Law No. 6 of 1980 Establishing the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
This law establishes a single institution that owns all companies operating in the petroleum industry, from exploration, drilling and production of oil and gas to transportation, refining, marketing and production of products derived from petroleum. The objectives of this…
Law No. 42 of 2014 as amended - The Environment Protection Law
This law aims to protect the environment and its natural resources, control environmental pollution and degradation in all its forms, and ensure the achievement sustainable development objectives and biodiversity conservation. Furthermore, it shall promote environmental culture…
Utilization and Selling Price of Gas Flaring in Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities
The document establishes rules that aim to increase the utilization of gas flaring, reduce the volume of gas flared as well as reduce greenhouse gas emissions resulting from upstream business activities. The special task force for upstream oil and gas, SKK Migas, is authorized…
Executive Decree 21-330,2021
Executive Decree 21-330 of 2021 sets out the conditions for granting exceptional authorizations for gas flaring. Requests for exceptional gas flaring shall be submitted by operators or contracting parties to National Agency for the Development of Hydrocarbon Resources (ALNAFT)…
Executive Decree No. 08-312, 2008
Executive Decree 08-312 establishes rules regarding the Hydrocarbon Regulation Authority (ARH)’s approval of environmental impact assessments for hydrocarbon-related activities. It specifically mentioned that environmental impact assessments must include measures to eliminate,…
Industrial Development Corporation Mining and Metals Strategic Business Unit
The Industrial Development Corporation Mining and Metals Strategic Business Unit is a governmental organisation providing direct funding to a variety of mining and metals projects. Established in 1940 through the Industrial Development Corporation Act, the Industrial Development…
Critical Minerals Strategy Discussion Paper
Canada's Critical Minerals Strategy Discussion Paper is a strategic plan draft outlining Canada's approach to advancing leadership in the responsible, inclusive and sustainable production of critical minerals, from mines to manufacturing. The draft was launched in advance of a…
Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009
Section 3(1) states that the main purpose of the Act is “to help reduce the impact of greenhouse gas emissions on the environment.” The Act fulfills this purpose by enabling and regulating the granting of rights to explore for and use underground geological structures to store…