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MinAmbiente Colombia publica borrador de decreto para reservas naturales temporales en minería

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El Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible (MinAmbiente) el 15 de julio de 2023, publicó un borrador de decreto para comentarios en el cual se pretende reglamentar la declaratoria y delimitación de las reservas...more

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Attention Mining Industry - Now is your Chance to Help Shape Canadian Mineral Project Disclosure Requirements and Modernize NI...

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Mineral project disclosure requirements are being reviewed by the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) with an eye to providing investors with more relevant disclosure, and to continue to foster fair and efficient capital...more

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ANM expide términos de referencia para ronda minera 2021 en Colombia

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Luego de haberse agotado el término para comentarios del proyecto de términos de referencia para la Ronda Minera 2021 en Colombia, la Agencia Nacional de Minería (ANM) adoptó la Resolución 150 de 2021 mediante la cual adoptó...more

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Proyecto Resolución ANM adopción términos de referencia para Planes Gestión Social en Colombia

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La Agencia Nacional de Minería (ANM) en Colombia el pasado mes de diciembre de 2020 expidió el Proyecto de Resolución "por la cual se deroga la Resolución 406 del 28 de junio de 2019 y se modifica la Resolución 318 del 20 de...more

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MinMinas de Colombia publica Proyecto de Resolución criterios para proyectos E&P costa afuera

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El pasado 23 de julio, el Ministerio de Minas y Energía (MinMinas o MME) publicó el Proyecto de Resolución por la cual se establecen los criterios técnicos para proyectos de exploración y explotación de hidrocarburos costa...more

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What Mine Operators Can Expect after the Pandemic: MSHA Will Soon Push Its Regulatory Agenda

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As the country begins to reopen, many mine operators are contemplating next steps for their own operations. One certainty is that the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) will continue to enforce the provisions of the...more

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MSHA Moves Ahead On Silica RFI But Leaves All Options Open

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Just before the Labor Day holiday, the Mine Safety and Health Administration published a long-expected silica request for information (RFI) on possible further regulatory action to address silica (most often found as quartz)...more

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MSHA Issues Program Policy Letter on Refuge Chambers for Public Comment

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At the end of July, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) announced the issuance of a Program Policy Letter (“PPL”) to provide mine operators guidance regarding the existing requirement to provide escape ways or...more

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MSHA’s First Stakeholder Call for 2019 Focuses on Large Mobile Equipment Safety and Dust Enforcement

On January 24, 2019, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) held its first Quarterly Stakeholder Call of the year. As with previous calls, the agency emphasized its efforts to support its powered haulage safety...more

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Red Notice Newsletter - September 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Petrobras Settles with U.S. Authorities Over Alleged FCPA Violations - On September 27, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more

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MSHA Continues To Solicit Information On Underground Miner Exposure To Diesel Exhaust

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MSHA continues to request information from underground stakeholders concerning the exposure of underground miners to diesel exhaust. The original notice and request for information was published on June 8, 2016. ...more

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MSHA Extends Period To Submit Comments On Diesel Exhaust Exposure Standards

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In response to requests from the public, on March 26, 2018 the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) announced that it is reopening the public comment period to the Agency’s request for information (RFI) related to...more

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MSHA Reopens Rulemaking on Workplace Examination Standard and Proposes to Delay Effective Date

On September 12, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) published in the Federal Register two proposed rules on Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines, reopening the rulemaking to consider two...more

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Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Delays Effective Date (Again) and Proposes Limited Changes to Final Rule For...

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Mine operators will not have to comply with MSHA’s much anticipated final rule for the Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines by October 2, 2017, as the rule’s effective date was once again delayed....more

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Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Further Delays Effective Date of New Workplace Exam Rule for Metal/Nonmetal Mines

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On May 22, 2017, MSHA published another extension of the enforcement effective date for its new rule governing the Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines, just one day prior to the initially announced...more

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What’s New in Washington: 10 Things You Need to Know

The first four weeks of the Trump administration have brought a flurry of policy and regulatory activity through Executive Orders (EO), proposed new legislation and review of existing regulation. After eight years of the...more

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SEC Reconsidering Conflict Minerals Implementation

SEC Acting Chairman Michael S. Piwowar issued a “Statement on the Commission’s Conflict Minerals Rule” and another statement titled “Reconsideration of Conflict Minerals Rule Implementation.” Chairman Piwowar reviewed...more

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Comment Period Begins for EPA CERCLA 108(b) Bonding Rule for Hardrock Mining Industry

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On January 11, 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule for financial assurance requirements under Section 108(b) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act for the hardrock...more

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Environmental Notes - July 2016

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CONGRESS FINDS THE FORMULA TO REFORM CHEMICAL REGULATION - The Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) is the primary federal law by which the manufacture, import and use of chemical substances are regulated in the United...more

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Understanding the SEC’s Proposed New Mining Disclosure Rules: Questions and Answers

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On June 16, 2016, the SEC proposed a major overhaul of the disclosure requirements for companies that are engaged in material mining operations, including royalty companies. The proposed rules would replace the SEC’s...more

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SEC Proposes Revamp of its Mining Company Disclosure Requirements

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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

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MSHA Announces Proposed Rule on Workplace Exams

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Last week, MSHA released its Proposed Rule for the Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines in the Federal Register, the Proposed Rule was formally published on June 8, 2016. The Proposed Rule addresses...more

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MSHA Issues New Workplace Exam Proposed Rule

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced today that it was issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking that will amend the Workplace Examination regulation at 30 C.F.R. § 56.18002 (Surface) and § 57.18002...more

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EPA Seeks Comment on National Enforcement Initiatives

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On September 15, 2015, EPA solicited public comment on its upcoming cycle of National Enforcement Initiatives (NEI) for fiscal years (FY) 2017-2019. EPA is proposing to adopt three new enforcement initiatives and is...more

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Federal Government Continues to Target Big Coal

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The United States Department of Interior’s (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has proposed new regulations requiring coal mining companies to protect and restore streams impacted by nearby mining...more

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