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Jackie Donald on her career path, lessons learnt and global trends in mining

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Meet Jackie Donald, a senior associate from our global mining practice and one of the delegates attending the global Mining Indaba 2024 conference this year, which is focused on the development of mining interests in Africa....more

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What "Alert Level 4" means for mining operations

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On 29 April 2020, regulations were issued in terms of the Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002 that regulate how the country will operate under an Alert Level 4 (Regulations). The Alert Level 4 will be applicable from 1 May...more

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Directions issued by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

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The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Mr Gwede Mantashe, has issued Directions in terms of the Disaster Management Act in order to provide additional guidance to the mining industry during the national state of...more

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The new and improved mining charter in South Africa

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The final version of the revised Socio-economic Empowerment Charter for the Mining and Minerals Industry, 2018 (Mining Charter III) was released in June and published for implementation in the Government Gazette by South...more

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The Intersection of Customary Law and Environmental Protection

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It shouldn’t be possible for the state to criminally prosecute a person for exercising their legal rights. This was, however, exactly what happened to Mr Gongqose and other members of the Dwesa-Cwebe community after they were...more

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Is mining still the goose that lays the golden egg?

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Employment and production figures released for the second quarter of 2018 suggested that the Mining Sector prevented the South African economy from going into recession....more

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Access Denied: No Mining Permitted Without Prior Consultation

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In South Africa land ownership is separate from the right to mine minerals found in the land. The mining right holder is, however, given the right to enter land that it doesn't own to conduct mining operations....more

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ENRG: Mining subsector newsletter - November 2018

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2018 is coming to a rapid close and it has been another rollercoaster year for the mining sector. At Hogan Lovells, we have been directly involved with, or had to provide advice, or consider all aspects from bitcoin...more

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Mining Charter 2018

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Investment in the Mining and Natural Resources Sector in South Africa has been plagued by, among others, regulatory and policy uncertainty. ...more

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The right to a healthy and safe environment

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Health, safety, and security are key concerns for all stakeholders operating in the energy and natural resources sector, and these concerns are increasingly leading to investor and boardroom decision-making against...more

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Publication of the Draft Broad-Based Socio-Economic Empowerment Charter for the Mining and Minerals Industry 2018

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Despite what appears to have been a broad-based consultation process on Draft Mining Charter 2018, interested and affected parties have been invited to submit written representations on Draft Mining Charter 2018 by 27 July...more

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The South African mining industry is changing, and that's a fact

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2017 was another tempestuous year for the South African mining and natural resources sector. The sector was disrupted by a range of changes and uncertainties, including the publication of the Reviewed Broad-Based Black...more

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Freedom to Utilize Genetic Resources? The Nagoya Protocol Two Years Later

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Two years ago today, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (“Protocol”) entered into international...more

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