Companies in the Democratic Republic of Congo will have to ensure subcontractors they hire are domestically owned under rules being implemented by the government. The requirement adds to the raft of new measures mining companies have had to contend wit…
Miners in Congo face subcontracting limits under new rules Read More »
India’s Steel Ministry is seeking to simplify and further liberate mining policy, including combining the two-stage auction of mineral blocks into a single stage bidding process. The Steel Ministry feels that single stage bidding for mineral blocks wil…
India’s Steel Ministry eyes alternate mineral auctions Read More »
The International Monetary Fund said that Tanzania’s economy is being harmed by the government’s “unpredictable and interventionist policies” in a report whose release the East African country has blocked. Tanzania refused to authorize the publication …
IMF slates unpredictable policies in report Tanzania blocked Read More »
A mix of political populism, higher commodity prices and the expectation electrification will spur demand for some raw materials has led resource-holding governments to change the rules for miners operating in their countries. In most cases, government…
How countries are getting tougher with mining companies Read More »
The federal Parliament this week passed the first phase of the amendments to the Petroleum Resources Rent Tax, which will exclude the onshore oil and gas industry from the scope of the tax and modify a number of the carry forward rate provisions that a…
Parliament passes first PRRT amendment Read More »
Law firm Dentons partner Brandon Irsigler says the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) should not take the Minerals Council South Africa’s court application for a judicial review of Mining Charter 3 lightly, since the council is representative of the…
Stability, policy and regulatory certainty and rebuilding trust have been key themes in Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe’s first year in office. Taking the reins on February 27, 2018, of a government department overseeing one of the most diffi…
Under Mantashe, SA mining’s narrative changes from ‘completely negative’ to ‘something … Read More »
Stability, policy and regulatory certainty and rebuilding trust have been key themes in Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe’s first year in office. Taking the reins on February 27, 2018, of a government department overseeing one of the most diffi…
Under Mantashe, SA mining’s narrative changes to ‘something approaching positive’ Read More »
The Minerals Council South Africa has filed an application for the judicial review and setting aside of certain clauses of Mining Charter 3, which was published in September.
The decision follows after the council’s board engaged in ongoing attempts …
Minerals Council appeals some Mining Charter 3 provisions Read More »
The Minerals Council South Africa has filed an application for the judicial review and setting aside of certain clauses of Mining Charter 3, which was published in September.
The decision follows after the council’s board engaged in ongoing attempts …
Minerals Council appeals some Mining Charter 3 provisions, DMR responds Read More »
