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Extractive Waste Directive (2006/21/EC)
The Extractive Waste Directive requires any operator responsible for managing extractive waste (i.e. the waste generated by mining operations) to obtain a permit. The measures contained in the Directive cover waste management from prospecting to extraction, treatment and storage…
Industrial Emissions Directive (2010/75/EU)
The Industrial Emissions Directive aims to achieve a high level of protection of human health and the environment taken as a whole by reducing harmful industrial emissions across the EU. The Directive regulates over 50,000 of the EU's largest industrial installations, including…
Mining Reforms 2023 - Decree by which by which various provisions of the Mexican Mining Law (and others) are amended, added and repealed
In 2023, the Mexican Congress passed a set of legislative amendments that together constitute a significant reform of the mining sector. The amendments revise the Mining Law, National Waters Law, General Law of Ecological Equilibrium and Environmental Protection (LGEEPA) and…
Mining Reforms 2022 - DECREE by which various provisions of the Mexican Mining Law are amended and added
Under this decree, the President reforms the Mining Act to effectively establish a nationalised lithium industry. Article 5bis of the Act is thus amended: Lithium is declared to be of public utility; therefore no concessions, licenses, contracts, permits or authorisations will…
DERA Criticality List
The Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Action examines and publishes the supply concentration and the country risk of the production of numerous mineral raw materials and their intermediate products at various stages of the value chain in the biennial DERA Criticality…
Turkish Energy, Nuclear and Mineral Research Agency, Strategic Plan 2022-2026
The Strategic Plan for the Turkish Energy, Nuclear and Mineral Research Agency (TENMAK) outlines policies for the development of critical minerals, especially rare earth minerals. TENMAK is composed of 5 research institutes, among them the recently formed Rare Earth Elements…
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Strategic Plan 2019-2023
The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources's Strategic Plan outlines the policies for the development of the critical mineral supply chain. The Plan is structured around seven key objectives: Ensuring sustainable energy supply security Prioritising and increasing energy…
(Ontario) Focused Flow-Through Share Tax Credit (OFFTS)
The OFFTS tax credit aims to stimulate mineral exploration in Ontario and to improve access to capital for small mining exploration companies. Under the regulation, eligible individual shareholders may receive a refundable tax credit of 5% of eligible Ontario exploration…
(Ontario) Critical Minerals Strategy 2022–2027: Unlocking potential to drive economic recovery and prosperity
Ontario’s Critical Minerals Strategy is a comprehensive, five-year roadmap aimed at the province’s position as a reliable global supplier of responsibly sourced critical minerals. The strategy is in concert with other transformative government initiatives, such as Driving…
GeoSciences IR
The GeoScience IR project was launched under mission 4 of Italy's National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) in October of 2022. Coordinated by the Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) and financed by the Ministry of University and Research, the…
East and North Finland in Industrial Transition: Smart Specialisation Strategy 2019-2023
The Smart Specialisation Strategy is a regional co-operation between East and North Finland (ENF) that builds on the pilot project "Regions in Industrial Transition" launched by the European Commission in 2017. The strategy aims to strengthen co-operation in ENF regions based on…
Earth's Crust Act
Passed in 2016, the Earth's Crust Act aims to ensure sustainable and economically efficient use of the earth's crust and to reduce environmental nuisances arising thereby to the greatest extent possible. The Act regulates exploration and extraction of mineral resources,…
Decree by which the decentralised public body Lithium for Mexico is created
By this decree, the President of Mexico established Lithium for Mexico (LitioMx), a national lithium company coordinated by the Ministry of Energy that will control all lithium projects within national territory. The purpose of the company is to undertake the exploration,…
Statement on Seabed Mining
Natural Resources Canada released a statement in 2023 regarding the country's official position on seabed mining. The statement reaffirms Canada's commitment to increasing the percentage of protected marine and coastal areas in its territory to 25% in 2025 and 30% in 2030.…
Policy Statement on Mineral Exploration and Mining
The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications published the Policy Statement on Mineral Exploration and Mining in December 2022 as a frame of reference and decision-making for policy makers, regulators and stakeholders in the mining sectors. The policy framework…
National Plan for Recovery and Resilience– Component 5.3: Circular Economy
Axis 5 of the Belgian National Plan for Recovery and Resilience targets productivity and future economic challenges. Component 5.3 encompasses measures supporting a more circular economy, including an investment project called ‘ Deployment of the circular economy in Wallonia ’,…
Environmental Code of Practice for metal mines
The Environmental Code of Practice for metal mines was designed to support the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations under the Fisheries Act and was adopted as a guidance document by Environment Canada. The Code establishes best Environmental Management Practices for each phase of…
Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Centre for Technology Metals (Met4Tech)
The Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Centre for Technology Metals (Met4Tech) is funded by UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Research (NICER) Programme, a GBP 30 million programme to support R&D in the circular economy, including in…
Law 22/1973 on Mining
This law aims at updates the original provisions of the 1944 Mining Law. It addresses various aspects of the mining industry, defining mineral deposits and other geological resources as property of the state (including mineral and thermal water resources). It outlines how…
Presidential Regulation No. 26/2010 regarding transparency of national/local extractive industries
This regulation established the legal basis for the implementation of the Extractive Industries and Transparency Initiative (EITI) in standard in Indonesia. The EITI is a global standard that promotes transparency and accountability in the oil, gas, and mining sectors. The…
Mining Law No. 3/2020
This 2020 Mining Law amends the 2009 Mining Law (Mining Law No. 4/2009). The Indonesian mining industry was faced with a complex legislative framework pursuant the 2009 Mining Law. The 2009 Mining Law removed a lot of administrative issues hampering the industry, but its…
2.9 billion euro fund for research and innovation in battery technology
The European Commission approved under EU State aid rules, a second Important Project of Common European Interest (“IPCEI”) called "European Battery Innovation,” jointly prepared and notified by Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland,…
Research Program on the Kinetics of Ultra-Concentrated Mineralisation of Strategic and Critical Metals
The Major Research Plan of “Extreme Enrichment and Ore-forming Dynamics of Strategic and Critical Metals” is an eight-year planning policy designed to allocate funding for Strategic and Critical Metals research projects. The investment is aimed at breakthroughs in metallogenic…
Guidance note to implement 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. The EU Regulation is rooted in the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from…
Royal Decree 2857/1978 approving the General Regulation for the Mining Regime
The General Regulation for the Mining Regime implements the 1973 Mining Law. It indicates the procedures for permitting the exploration, exploitation or processing of mineral resources. It also provides for the undertaking of geological surveys and data collection as well as…
National Security Strategy: Integrated Security for Germany
Germany's National Security Policy lays out integrated security measures to ensure that all areas potentially subject to external threats are covered. It particularly includes a strategy on boosting economic and financial resilience and raw materials security. Citing…
"Critical metals" call for projects
The "Critical Metals" call for projects, organised by the French Public Investment Bank (BPI France) is a government aid system that is part of the France 2030 Investment Plan. The call’s objective is to reduce industry's dependence on critical metals in line with the priority…
Policy on initiatives for ensuring stable supply of critical minerals
This policy aims to achieve the critical minerals security goals set by the Battery Industry Strategy (2022) for domestic manufacturing capacity, with the following targets: First, to establish a domestic manufacturing base capable of producing 150 GWh of batteries and their…
100-day reviews under EO 14017: Building resilient supply chains, revitalizing American manufacturing, and fostering broad-based growth
Executive Order 14017 called for a report within the first 100 days of President Biden's term focusing on assessing vulnerabilities in key supply chains. The report covers semiconductor manufacturing, large capacity batteries, critical minerals and pharmaceuticals. A task force…
Critical minerals and metals equity fund
Managed by the private equity firm InfraVia, the critical minerals and metals equity fund is designed to receive investment from private industrial and financial partners, and will be supplemented by government funds, up to 500 million euros. Public shares will be management by…
Inflation Reduction Act 2022: Sec. 50301-3 and others on Effective and Efficient Environmental Reviews
The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 allocates around 1 billion USD to support federal permitting and environmental reviews of energy, critical minerals and infrastructure projects. This includes: 350 million USD for the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council to…
National Minerals Strategy
The National Mineral Strategy aims to increase competitiveness of the Swedish mining and mineral industry and ensure that mineral resources are used in a long-term sustainable way, taking into account ecological, social and cultural dimensions. Within the Strategy, the…
Safe and sustainable access to innovation-critical raw materials
The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research (Mistra) has released a call for proposals for a research programme for "safe and sustainable access to innovation-critical raw materials". The future research programme will use a strategic environmental perspective to…
Swedish center for strategic metals and minerals
The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) announced a national call for proposals for the establishment of a Multidisciplinary Research Centre (MRC) to secure the availability of strategic raw materials, MRC-MetMin. Over six years, the centre will conduct scientific…
Raw materials guarantee scheme
In September 2022 the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs introduced an ordinance on credit guarantee to secure the supply of raw materials. The aim of this regulation is to support companies’ access and imports of critical raw materials to Sweden and to contribute to the…
Memorandum on Natura 2000 permits in connection with mining operations
The Ministry of Climate and Business issued a memorandum concerning the investigation of the permitting process for mining activities in protected environmental areas known as Natura 2000 zones. Previously, courts have set the precedent that Natura 2000 permits are a…
Increased supply readiness for goods and services from industry
The Ministry of Climate and Business issued the Committee Directive on increased supply readiness for goods and services from industry in June 2022 in line with the objective of the Total Defense (Totalförsvaret) 2021-2025 bill that Swedish security of supply should be developed…
Circular economy - Strategy for the transformation of Sweden
The national Circular Economy Strategy outlines the path for the transition to circular production, consumption and business models as well as non-toxic and circular material cycles. The Strategy has four focus areas: 1) Circular economy through sustainable production and…
Mineral Act (1991:45)
The Mineral Act of 1991 contains regulations applicable to the exploration and exploitation of selected minerals on land. Chapter 2 of the Act concerns the exploration permitting process, including prerequisites, precedence in the event of competition, period of validity and…
Minerals Ordinance (1992:285)
The 1992 Minerals Ordinance contains the particular requirements of application content and processes for mineral exploration permits and exploitation concessions. Section 17 of the Ordinance stipulates that exploitation concession applications must be accompanied by an…
Environmental Code (1998:808)
The Environmental Code, issued by the Ministry of Climate and Business, aims to promote sustainable development and ensure the protection of human health, the environment, valuable natural and cultural sites and biological diversity as well as to promote the long-term…
Planning and Building Act (2010:900)
The Planning and Building Act, issued by the Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure, contains provisions on land and water planning and construction with the aim of promoting societal development with equal and good social living conditions and a good and long-term…
UKRI Driving the Electric Revolution Challenge
Driving Electric Revolution (DER) is a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund providing £80 million of investment to grow the UK’s electric vehicle supply chain and support its industrialisation. Investments include collaborative R&D, support for…
ERA-NET Confund on Raw Materials (ERA-MIN)
ERA-NET Confund on Raw Materials (ERA-MIN) is a global, innovative and flexible pan-European network of research funding organisations, supported by EU Horizon 2020. The programme is now in its third phase, ERA-MIN3 (2020-2025), which builds on the experience of ERA-MIN…
Policy paper of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Action: Ways to a sustainable and resilient supply of raw materials
The Federal Ministry of Economic Policy and Climate Action published this policy paper in 2023 to establish a new orientation of raw materials policy with a number of key objectives under three topical areas. Circular economy, resource efficiency and recycling Harmonisation of…
Directorate of Mining Award Letter
The Directorate of Mining (DMF) administers the Norwegian Minerals Act and the parallel act for Svalbard. The DMF is mandated to ensure maximum value creation from sustainable and responsible mineral activities in Norway. This award letter sets out targets, indicators and…
Critical Mineral List in Korea
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced list of 33 critical minerals and 10 strategic critical minerals as a part of “the measures for securing critical minerals supply”. 33 critical minerals has been selected for management with regard to economic security,…
The National Programme for Resources Development
The National Programme for Resources Development provides a new mid- to long-term resources security strategy in Korea that corresponds to the significant shift in the global energy resource market dynamics by integrating the 6th National Programme for the Development of…
The 3rd National Programme for Mining Industry
The 3rd National Programme for Mining Industry addresses the challenges and offers a foundation to sustainable development domestic faced by the mining industry. The three key objectives are: 1. Ensuring a stable supply of industrial commodities by supporting the exploration of…
The 4th National Programme for Mine Rehabilitation
The 6th National Programme for Mine Rehabilitation promotes efficiency in mine rehabilitation projects that can create a sustainable mining development environment and enhance public perception in mine rehabilitation. The programme targets 30% completion of the mine…