The Federal government on Wednesday introduced legislation to Parliament to assist small businesses to get paid on time.
The Payment Times Reporting Bill 2020 will legislate transparency for large business payment times by requiring large businesses t…
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Indonesia’s parliament passed revisions to its mining law on Tuesday that will allow miners to extend permits and seek expansion of mining areas beyond current legal limits.
Other parts of the law are also largely in line with mining rules under a pro…
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The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) on May 11 published a guideline for public comment, which involves the compilation of a mandatory code of practice for the mitigation and management of Covid-19 in the mining sector.
The departmen…
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The legal certainty provided by the Labour Court in a virtual sitting on Covid-9 on Workers’ Day has been welcomed. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE), Parliamentary Mineral Resources and Energy Portfolio Committee chairperson Sahlul…
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Mali’s Parliament on Tuesday approved a new code that eliminates mining companies’ value added tax exemptions during production and shortens the period during which they are protected from fiscal changes to 20 years, a lawmaker told Reuters.
The new c…
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The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) on Thursday issued a firm directive to all mining operations to ensure safe start-up procedures as the sector prepares to ramp up to 50% of capacity. Mining Weekly can report that the directive is i…
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The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (Amec) has welcomed a decision by Western Australian Mines Minister Bill Johnston to reduce the Mine Safety Levy by 20%, from July 1.
Johnston said that the reduction would provide relief to mining c…
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The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (Amec) has welcomed a decision by Western Australian Mines Minister Bill Johnston to reduce the Mine Safety Levy by 20%, from July 1.
Johnston said that the reduction would provide relief to mining c…
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Going forward from the current devastating coronavirus pandemic, South Africa will forge a radical economic transformation that will make its cities, towns, villages and rural areas vibrant centres of economic activity, President Cyril Ramaphosa stated…
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The Minerals Council South Africa on Thursday welcomed the amendments to the Disaster Management Act regulations as they pertain to mining. These regulations allow a phase-up in mining capacity to 50% during the lockdown period, but with all the preven…
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