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La Circular Conjunta No. 40017 emitida el 25 de julio de 2025 por el Ministerio del Trabajo y el Ministerio de Minas y Energía de Colombia establece disposiciones que buscan garantizar las condiciones laborales y operativas...more
The U.S. regulatory landscape is quickly evolving and in flux, with the Executive Branch further increasing the use of executive authority to unilaterally and rapidly transform longstanding federal practices and policies. The...more
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a July 10th Interpretive Letter the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to fissile exceptions for radioactive materials....more
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) filed a June 6th Petition to Object addressing the Bonanza Explorations’, Inc. Clean Air Act Title V Permit renewal.’ The Petition objects to the renewal of a Title V Operating...more
Key takeaways - The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the 1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of UNCLOS (Implementation Agreement) established a general framework for Deep Sea...more
Introduction Le 12 juin 2025, les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (les « ACVM ») ont annoncé un projet de modification détaillé (le « projet de modification ») visant à moderniser et à simplifier le régime...more
The Federal Decree-Law No. (8) of 2017 on Value Added Tax (VAT law) governs the application of value added tax in the UAE along with its Executive Regulations (Cabinet Decision No 52/2017). Cryptocurrency mining taxation is...more
The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) have published for comment proposed amendments to National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”), Form 43-101F1 Technical Report (“Form...more
A recent announcement by the European Commission of 47 Strategic Projects is set to boost the bloc’s domestic supply of raw materials, strengthening its battery and defense value chains and presenting substantial potential...more
Conflict minerals disclosures on Forms SD are required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) no later than June 2, 2025.1 The conflict minerals disclosure rules and related guidance have remained at a...more
Two parallel regulatory regimes for deep-sea mining have begun to emerge in recent years. On the one hand, the International Seabed Authority (ISA), an autonomous international organization established under the 1982 United...more
La Unidad de Planeación Minero-Energética (UPME) publicó la versión definitiva del Plan Nacional de Desarrollo Minero para Colombia con visión a 2035. Este documento se erige como la ruta estratégica que llevará al desarrollo...more
The US has a massive disparity between domestic uranium production and demand, highlighting a critical dependency on foreign sources, particularly as nuclear energy development is expected to increase. Recent federal public...more
On February 17, 2025, Indonesia’s President issued Government Regulation No. 8 of 2025, which amends the previous Government Regulation No. 36 of 2023 on Export Proceeds from Activities Relating to the Business and Management...more
In December 2024, the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act became law. Lauded by the National Mining Association as “the final step in securing a key solution to tackle the long-overdue cleanup of legacy...more
Chinese foreign investment in the mining sector continues to flow into the African continent. OHADA member states in West and Central Africa are amongst the main recipient of such investment. A priority for the local...more
Chris Duncan and Katrina Lindsay have authored the British Virgin Islands (BVI) chapter of Global Legal Insight's sixth edition guide to blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation. The chapter covers the BVI legal requirements...more
On May 30, 2024, the Government of Indonesia (the "GOI") enacted Government Regulation No. 25 of 2024 ("GR 25/2024"), amending Government Regulation No. 96 of 2021 on the Implementation of Mineral and Coal Mining Activities...more
In this series of articles, your WBD team explores the pathways to finding a balance between responsible regulatory oversight and allowing mining projects for critical minerals to receive timely permitting approvals so they...more
This article is part of Womble Bond Dickinson’s Energy & Natural Resources thought leadership series titled Striking the Balance: Permitting Reforms for Mining and the Energy Transition. In this series, we’ll explore the...more
As we embark on our third year of Latin America Focus, the ever-evolving landscape in the region brings fresh opportunities and challenges for local, regional and international businesses. After an extremely positive...more
In the world of shifting geopolitical tensions and supply chain vulnerabilities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the push for mineral & metal security is changing the way governments, regulators, sector participants and...more
El Ministerio de Minas y Energía (MME) de Colombia publicó el Plan Único de Legalización y Formalización Minera, cuya reglamentación había sido ordenada por el Artículo 5 de la Ley 2250 de 2022, "por medio del cual se...more
On March 28, 2023, the President sent to the Chamber of Representatives an initiative to amend the law and regulations in the mining sector (the "Initiative"). Purpose of the Initiative - Through the Initiative, the...more
La Procuraduría General de la Nación en Colombia, por medio de Oficio 619 del 17 de noviembre de 2022, realizó un llamado a la Agencia Nacional de Minería (ANM) a propósito de lo resuelto por esta autoridad en la Resolución...more