The mining industry’s largest players are exploring cross-sector alliances to advance innovation programs and achieve sustainability goals. Matthew Johnson, Lachlan Poustie and Cynthia Urda Kassis ask which key elements...more
1/30/2025
/ Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Investment ,
Joint Venture ,
Metals ,
Mining ,
Popular ,
Renewable Energy ,
Risk Management ,
Sustainability
Over the last year, several Latin American countries, including Chile, Peru, and Mexico, have discussed various measures that, if adopted, could materially affect the mining, energy and natural resource sectors. ...more
On October 31, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule (available here) that overhauls its existing disclosure requirements for mining company issuers, including royalty companies. The new...more
11/6/2018
/ Commodities ,
CRIRSCO ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
Materiality ,
Mineral Exploration ,
Mineral Extraction ,
Mining ,
Qualified Person ,
Regulation S-K ,
Royalties ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Supply Chain ,
Vertical Integration
On June 16, 2016, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a proposed rule, which, if adopted, would amend disclosure requirements for mining company issuers. The key changes proposed for mining companies are:...more
Over the last few years, a number of key jurisdictions have adopted regulations requiring companies engaged in natural resource extraction activities to disclose the payments they make to governments and state-owned...more
5/28/2015
/ Australia ,
Business Taxes ,
Canada ,
Compliance ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EU ,
Mineral Exploration ,
Mining ,
Mining Reports ,
Natural Resources ,
Oil & Gas ,
Royalties ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On May 18, 2015, the Government of Mongolia, Rio Tinto and the Rio Tinto subsidiary, Turquoise Hill Resources, reached agreement on development of the underground phase of the Oyu Tolgoi mining project. The agreement, termed...more
As highlighted in our client alert of March 7, 2014, the Ivorian Parliament approved a new mining code (the “New Mining Code”) on March 5 which aimed at modernizing the mining sector and increasing its...more
A new mining code (the “New Mining Code”) was voted by the Ivorian Parliament on March 5. Current mining titles will be valid for their remaining term but their renewals will be subject to the provisions of the New Mining...more