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Decree No 1528. Provide legal status and approve the rules of “Fundación Chile”
In 1976, following the National Plan for the Scientific and Technology Development, Decree No 1528 was signed to legally create a new foundation called Fundación Chile . It is a non-profit and independent organisation aiming to carry out and promote scientific and technological…
Supply of Mineral Resources (SoS MinErals)
Supply of Mineral Resources (SoS MinErals) is a research programme, backed by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council, in partnership with industry and academia. The SoS MinErals programme is made up of four full…
Australian Critical Minerals Research and Development Hub
The Australian Critical Minerals Research and Development Hub will build on pre-existing critical minerals research capabilities by bringing together expertise from Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Geoscience Australia and the Australian…
DOE Funding for Critical Minerals Production Facility
The U.S. Department of Energy announced a USD 16 million investment, provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, in the development of a first-of-a-kind rare earth element and critical minerals extraction and separation refinery. The two recipients of the funding, the…
DOE Funding Opportunity to Advance Battery Recycling Technology
The U.S. Department of Energy announced a $192 million funding opportunity for recycling batteries from consumer products, launching an advanced battery R&D consortium and the continuation of the Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize, which began in 2019. This funding supports the…
DOE Funding Opportunity to Build Up Domestic Supply Chain for Critical Minerals
The U.S. Department of Energy announced a $30 million funding opportunity, provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to help lower the costs of the onshore production of rare earths and other critical minerals and materials from domestic coal-based resources. The funding…
DOE Funding Opportunity to Strengthen Domestic Critical Material Supply Chains
The U.S. Department of Energy announced a USD 150 million funding opportunity, provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to advance cost-effective and environmentally responsible processes to produce and refine critical minerals and materials domestically. The funding will…
Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change
The Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change is a ten-year program designed to fund environmentally friendly efforts from the mining industry to ensure a resilient sustainable value chain. The policy comprises a Clean Growth in Natural Resources Sector…
America’s Strategy to Secure the Supply Chain for a Robust Clean Energy Transition
The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) released “America’s Strategy to Secure the Supply Chain for a Robust Clean Energy Transition”, which outlines the challenges and opportunities faced by the United States in the energy supply chain and plans to address these challenges and…
(California) California Energy Commission grants for geothermal and lithium recovery projects
The California Energy Commission has been tasked with leading the state to transition to 100% renewable energy. To do so, on 13 May 2020, the commission announced several grants to projects working on geothermal energy, as well as those surveying lithium reserves in the state. A…
Request for Information - Rare Earth Element Demonstration Facility
A Request for Information is issued by the Department of Energy (DOE) to obtain public input in support of a DOE plan to design, construct, and build out a first-of-its-kind demonstration facility for the commercial feasibility of a full-scale, integrated rare earth metal…
National Recovery and Resilience Plan / M2C1 Sustainable agriculture and circular economy
Among the objectives of the Italian National Recovery and Resilience plan, one aims to settle the infrastructure for a sustainable agriculture and circular economy. This component includes: improvements of waste recovery (EUR 2.1 billion), including strengthening the…
Horizon Europe Strategic Plan (2021 – 2024)
The Horizon Europe strategic plan defines the main orientations for the research and innovation investments over the period 2021-2024 for the European Union. Horizon Europe is the ninth European Research and Innovation Framework program, covering the years 2021 up to 2027 and…
Green Deal: Circular Economy Action Plan
The Circular Economy Action Plan of the European Commission sets out a product policy framework in order to increase sustainable production of goods and services. The action plan provides the strategic orientations of the Commission for other EU institutions to consider and for…
Infrastructure and Jobs act: Batteries
Beginning in 2021, President Biden has described the development of domestic supply chains for critical minerals, including through efficient battery processing, recycling and manufacturing, as a national priority. As part of the U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,…
3.2 billion euros fund for research and innovation in battery technology
The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules an Important Project of Common European interest (“IPCEI”) jointly notified by Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden to support research and innovation in the common European priority area of…
Energy Ministry Decree No.77k/MB.01/MEM.B/2022
This decree stipulates the National Mineral and Coal policy which includes the inventory of minerals and coal, the management and utilisation of coal, mineral and coal conservation, as well as monitoring and evaluation. This National Mineral and Coal policy is dynamic and can be…
Mining Royalty Bill
In May 2023, the Commission of Mining and Energy of the Senate approved the Mining Royalty bill, an initiative to establish a mining royalty for the exploitation of copper and lithium. The law was referred to the Constitutional Court and eventually promulgated by the government…
Article 29 of the Energy and Climate Law
This law, outlined in Article 29, introduces modifications to various sections of the French legal code. It extends the application of Article L. 533-22-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code to certain entities, including insurance companies, supplementary professional retirement…
Greenland Self-Government Act
The Self-Government Act builds on the 1978 Greenland Home Rule Act which previously defined the relationship and fields of responsibility attributed to Greenland and Denmark, recognising that the people of Greenland is a people pursuant to international law with the right to…
Energy Ministry Decree No.258.K/MB.01/MEM.B/2023
This Decree regarding guidelines for granting territory permit for mining business activity and territory permit for special metal and coal mining business activities was issued to increase the investment in mining and coal sector by regulating the granting of mining territory…
Energy Ministry Regulation No.10/2023
The revised regulation supersedes Energy Ministry Regulations Nos. 7/2020 and 16/2021, governing the oversight of mining contracts, permits, workplans, budgets, and reports in Indonesia's mineral and coal mining sector. Key changes include: The duration of the Work-Plan and…
Government Regulation No.25/2023 regarding mining territory
To implement the provisions of Article 12, Article 17B, Article 19, Article 25, Article 33, Article 89 and Article 104B of Law Number 4 of 2009 concerning Mineral and Coal Mining as amended by law Number 3 of 2020 concerning Amendments to Law Number 4 of 2009 concerning Mineral…
Ukraine Critical Minerals List for Production Sharing Agreements
Through Resolution No. 132, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a list of mineral deposits that are of strategic importance for the sustainable development of the economy and defence capability of the state, prioritised through production sharing agreements. Titanium…
Québec Plan for the Development of Critical and Strategic Minerals 2020-2025
The Québec Plan for the Development of Critical and Strategic Minerals (CSMs) addresses the challenges faced by the rising demand for CSM in the transition to a greener economy. The strategy is backed by a CAD 90 million investment linked to CSMs to continue the province's…
Circular Critical Materials Supply Chains (CLIMATES) Programme
The Department for Business and Trade launched the Circular Critical Materials Supply Chains (CLIMATES) programme in February 2023 to support the UK’s Critical Minerals Strategy of building and developing resilient supply chains. The GBP 15 million programme is initially…
(Queensland) Resources Industry Development Plan
The Queensland Resources Industry Development Plan, created collaboratively by government, industry and communities, sets out a pathway for a resources industry that will continue to create jobs and prosperity responsibly and sustainably. The plan has six key focus areas: Grow…
(Northern Territory) Critical Minerals in the Northern Territory 2023
The Northern Territory (NT) Geological Survey released this guide to document the current resource endowment and emerging exploration potential for critical minerals in the Territory. The guide outlines the current list of the Territory's 15 critical minerals: aluminium (as…
(Northern Territory) The Territory Critical Minerals Plan
The Territory Critical Minerals Plan helps position the Northern Territory as a strategically important jurisdiction in the production, processing and manufacturing of minerals important to the high technology, battery and defence sectors. The Northern Territory has released a…
(New South Wales) Critical Minerals and High-Tech Metals Strategy
The New South Wales (NSW) Government is committed to supporting the growth of the sector across the critical minerals supply chain, through investments in exploration, mining, processing, downstream industries and recycling. Acknowledging a window of opportunity to secure global…
Amendment to the Subsoil Use Law
The amendment aims to establish a transparent subsoil use system, by eliminating those which previously needed approval requirements, such as from regional and local councils, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and other authorities, aiming to attract investment and foster…
State support for investment projects with significant investments in Ukraine (Law No. 1116)
The law aims to provide several incentives for large investment projects in Ukraine in various sectors including the extraction for processing and/or enrichment of minerals (except coal, crude oil and natural gas) in form of e.g.: tax incentives, simplified provision of land…
Energy Ministry Decree Regarding Classification of the Critical Minerals Lists
This decree determines the classification of critical minerals based on the commodities that pose a potential for supply disruption with no worthy substitutions, thereby impacting national economy and security. The establishment of commodity lists is derived from four criteria:…
Minerals Act (2010)
The Minerals Act was enacted in 2010 to promote the socially responsible use of mineral resources within Norwegian territory in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. The Act regulates permitting, rights, standards and procedures concerning mineral…
(Ontario) Reg. 240/00: Advanced Exploration, mine development and closure under Part VII of the Mining Act
In 2021, the province of Ontario changed the name and created guidance for Regulation 240/00 of the Mining Act: Advanced exploration, mine development and closure. These changes clarify closure plan requirements demonstrating that the requirements through the mining sequence are…
(Tasmania) Mineral Resources Development Act 1995
The Tasmania Mineral Resources Development Act provides for the development of mineral resources consistent with sound economic, environmental and land use management. The Act regulates the permitting processes for exploration licenses, retention licenses, production licenses,…
(Queensland) Mineral Resources Act 1989
The Queensland Mineral Resources Act provides for the assessment, development and utilisation of mineral resources to the maximum extent practicable consistent with sound economic and land use management. Section 6C establishes a definition for improvement restoration of mining…
(South Australia) Mining Act 1971
The South Australia Mining Act provides the framework for regulating the mineral exploration and mining sectors in the state. All applications for mineral exploration and exploitation must include an assessment of the expected environmental effects of the enterprise, along with…
(Victoria) Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
The Mineral Resources Sustainable Development Act of 1990 encourages mineral exploration and economically viable mining and extractive industries which make the best use of, and extract the value from, resources in a way that is compatible with the economic, social and…
(Western Australia) Mining Act 1978
The Mining Act of 1978 consolidates law relating to mining in Western Australia. The Act is subject to the Environmental Protection Act 1986, and in the case of inconsistencies in provisions between the Acts, the relevant Mining Act provision will be deemed inoperative. Part I,…
Modern Slavery Act
The Modern Slavery Act was established in 2018 to require certain sectors to report and address the risks of modern slavery in their operations and supply chains. Entities covered by the Act are those based or operating in Australia that have an annual consolidated revenue of…
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002
The Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act of 2002 (MPRDA) came into effect in 2004 and establishes the state as the custodian of the nation’s mineral and petroleum reserves. The legislative environmental framework supporting the MPRDA creates a licensing regime…
Colombian Standard for public reporting of the results of mineral exploration, resources and reserves (ECRR)
The Standard for public reporting in the mining sector (ECRR) was published by the Colombian Commission of Mineral Resources and Reserves under the National Mining Agency in May 2018. The ECRR aims to facilitate investment in the mining industry by providing reliable and…
Ordinance No. 121. National Mining Plan 2030
The 2030 National Mining Plan (PNM-2030) is a framework for strengthening the sustainable development of the mining industry over a 20 year period. The plan is comprised of 11 strategic objective areas: effective public governance; geological knowledge; strategic minerals;…
Public Policy for Strategic Mining Areas (Article 20 of Law 1753 of 2015)
The public policy for the contracting of areas with high mineral potential (Strategic Mining Areas) was first established in Article 108 of the National Development Plan 2011-2014, and later expanded under Article 20 of the National Development Plan 2014-2018. The policy grants…
Resolution 40109 of 18 March 2022 of the Ministry of Mines and Energy
Under Resolution 40109, the Columbian Geological Service (SGC) adopts the "Guidelines for the knowledge and geological mapping of the Colombian subsoil, in the royalties cycle." The Guidelines aim to comply with the SGC's mandate to generate and consolidate geological knowledge…
Law 2250 of 2022
Law 2250 of 2022 establishes a special framework for the legalisation and formalisation of the traditional mining sector in Colombia. The law defines the sector and outlines a pathway to its protection, integration and participation in the formal economy through legal and…
Joint Resolution 564 (National Mineral Agency) and 374 (Colombian Geological Survey) of September 2, 2019
This Joint Resolution of the National Mineral Agency (ANM) and Colombian Geological Survey (SGC) adopts the "Manual for the Provision and Submission of Geological Information Generated in the Conduct of Mining Activities" and repeals Resolution 320 of the SGC and Resolution 483…
CONPES 4023: Policy for Reactivation, Revitalisation, and Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
The National Council of Economic and Social Policy (CONPES) under the Department of Planning released this plan of action for the reactivation of the Colombian economy following the COVID-19 crisis. Among other measures, the plan directs the Ministry of Mines and Energy to…
Decree 4134 of 2011
Decree 4134 of 2011 established the National Mining Agency (ANM) under the Colombian Ministry of Mines and Energy. According to Article 3 of the Decree, the purpose of the ANM is to comprehensively manage the mineral resources owned by the State, to promote the optimal and…