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Digitalising the mining & metals global supply chain: 2019 sustainability update

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As corporate responsibility evolves, and the focus on corporate sustainability grows, more businesses in the mining and metals and related sectors are referencing the long-term potential of blockchain technology and platforms...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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SEC Proposes Updated Mining Disclosure Rules — Industry Guide 7 to be Eliminated

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On June 16, 2016, the SEC proposed new rules to update disclosure requirements for mining properties. The intent of the proposed rules is align them more closely with current industry and global standards, specifically...more

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Blog: House Hearing On Conflict Minerals Rule: A Mixed Bag

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At a hearing last week before a subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee, the members heard testimony regarding the Dodd-Frank conflict minerals provision. The Chair expressed concern that the provision was...more

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Blog: District Court Compels SEC To Provide “Expedited Schedule” For Issuing Dodd-Frank Resource Extraction Rule — Will Other Rule...

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A U.S. District Court has handed a victory to Oxfam America in its efforts to compel the SEC to complete rulemaking on the Dodd-Frank mandate regarding resource extraction disclosures (Section 1504). ...more

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Report Indicates Armed Groups Cede Control of Conflict Minerals Mines in Congo

A report issued by the organization Enough Project indicates market changes spurred by the Dodd-Frank Act’s provisions on conflict minerals have helped to significantly reduce the involvement of armed groups in eastern...more

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Circuit Court Largely Rejects Challenges To SEC Conflict Mineral Rules

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The SEC largely prevailed in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in a suit changing the Rules promulgated by the agency under Dodd-Frank regarding conflict minerals. National Association of Manufacturers v. SEC, No.. 13-5252...more

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News Of Note - March 2014

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Court Of Appeals Affirms Decision Imposing Duties On Chinese Magnesium Exporter That Lied To The Commerce Department – Cole Pfeiffer and Joshua Snead – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit last month affirmed a...more

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Proposed EU Legislation on Conflict Minerals Published

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On 5 March, the European Commission (“the Commission”) published its long-awaited draft legislation on conflict minerals. The proposal for a regulation setting up a Union system for supply chain due diligence...more

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The Meaning Of “DRC Conflict Undeterminable”

Some issuers who are required to progress far enough down the conflict minerals decision tree may be unable, after performing due diligence, to determine whether conflict minerals in relevant products financed or benefitted...more

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TRANSACTIONAL: Corporate Governance: SEC Provides FAQs on Conflict Minerals Rules; Strengthens Mining Exemption

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On May 30, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Corporation Finance released twelve Frequently Asked Questions in an effort to provide issuers with guidance on various aspects of Exchange Act Section...more

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SEC Staff Issues FAQs on Conflict Minerals Reporting

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FAQs address issues pertaining to the scope and application of the conflict minerals reporting requirement. On May 30, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued interpretive guidance on the...more

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SEC Answers Frequently Asked Questions About Conflict Minerals Disclosure — Finally

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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the Commission or SEC) Division of Corporation Finance provided answers to questions regarding the Commission’s rules adopted in response to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and...more

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Conflict Minerals And Resource Extraction Challenges Proceed On Accelerated Basis

We previously noted that the challenge to the SEC’s conflict minerals rules was transferred from the Court of Appeals to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia....more

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Energy Newsletter - April 2013

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In This Issue: - TRANSACTIONAL: - Project Development/FinanceKey Considerations in Energy Take-or-Pay Contracts - Upstream - Russia and former republics Unconventional Russia - Bankruptcy:...more

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