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Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Bre-X Mining Scandal: Part 6-A Guide for the 2024 Compliance Professional (Part 2)

Today we conclude a multipart blog post series exploring one of the biggest corporate scandals of the 1990s, the Bre-X mining scandal. In our most recent blog post we explored the foundational lessons from the Bre-X scandal...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Bre-X Mining Scandal: Part 5 – A Guide for the 2024 Compliance Professional (Part 1)

As we close out this series on the Bre-X mining scandal, the lessons from this notorious case continue to resonate, especially for today’s compliance professionals. The fraud that led to the downfall of Bre-X and the ensuing...more

K&L Gates LLP

JORC Code Update–Compliance With Guidance

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Mining companies are one step closer to being subject to the changes of the first comprehensive review of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (the JORC Code or the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

New SEC Disclosures for Payments to Governments by Oil, Natural Gas, and Mining Companies: FAQs

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New SEC Disclosures for Payments to Governments by Oil, Natural Gas, and Mining Companies - What so-called resource extraction issuers need to know ahead of the September 26, 2024 deadline. ...more

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How mining & metals companies can make ESG work in a downturn

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Russia's actions in Ukraine fueled an unprecedented rally in mineral and metal prices earlier this year, with multiple metals breaking historical records. However, this rally was short-lived. Within six months, metal prices...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Mining Companies Subject To The SEC’S Subpart 1300 Of Regulation S-K Should Prepare Now For Next Year’s Annual Report

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​​​​​​​In 2022, many SEC reporting companies with mineral resource assets completed their inaugural SEC annual report on Form 10-K or 20-F subject to the SEC’s mining disclosure rules in subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K...more

Allen Matkins

Supreme Court's Decision In Famous Hale & Norcross Mining Case

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Having read Professor Stephen Bainbridge's post about the origins of the judicial doctrine that directors must act on an informed basis, I passed along a reference to the California Supreme Court's in Fox v. Hale & Norcross...more

Jenner & Block

SEC Enforcement Division's ESG Task Force "Lifts the Vale" on Its Scrutiny of ESG Disclosures

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Since early 2021, the SEC has emphasized that ESG-related issues are important to investors and a key SEC disclosure and enforcement priority. Although the agency’s heightened focus on these issues led to the recent proposal...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC's ESG Task Force Brings 1st Case Against Brazilian Mining Co., Alleging Material Misstatements About Dam Safety

On April 28, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Vale S.A. (Vale), a publicly traded Brazilian mining company and one of the world’s largest iron ore producers, with making false and misleading...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

ESG Enforcement Watch: SEC Files Fraud Complaint against Brazilian Miner, Vale, over False Safety Claims prior to Environmental...

Summary - In an important development, on April 28, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commenced an action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in which it asserted that...more

White & Case LLP

Environmental, social and governance factors enter the mainstream

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Global concerns over climate change and inequality highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to the growing demand for, and prominence of, societal expectations around responsible business practices. As governments,...more

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Examining the ABC risks as the mining & metals sector gains critical momentum

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Key considerations around bribery and corruption risks, as the mining & metals sector is gaining critical momentum in the world's energy transition toward a low-carbon future. Mining & metals in a low-carbon world - The...more

Hogan Lovells

The Future of Mining | Diversity

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After what can be described as a difficult period for mining, many are predicting that the mining sector is experiencing a renaissance and nowhere is this welcomed more than on the continent of Africa. ...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

What Mining Companies Need to Accomplish Before 2021

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In November 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new mining disclosure standards applicable to all SEC reporting companies, except those that report exclusively under the Multijurisdictional...more

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Supreme Court affirms in Vedanta a general principles path to hear Zambian environmental claims

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The case of Vedanta Resources plc and Konkola Copper Mines plc v Lungowe and others has received a lot of attention in recent years.  In essence, 1,826 Zambian citizens are suing Konkola Copper Mines plc (a public company...more

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Mining Initial Public Offering Checklist - 2019

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Canada’s world leading mining capital markets offer a wealth of opportunity, with their access to local and global investors, finance opportunities for companies at all stages, and sophisticated technical know-how. While...more

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