Minerals and Mining

Minerals and mining are key to the world economy. The mining and processing of minerals are major sources of income and employment in some states. Minerals are used to make goods, materials and energy which are essential to people and economies worldwide. The exploration and exploitation of minerals, and related technical, commercial and legal matters, are continuously developing. They are affected by scientific and technological advances, and by increasing legal and other requirements. Such requirements relate to health, safety, the environment, climate change and social responsibility, and to a balanced distribution of risks, costs and benefits between mining companies, public authorities and local communities. This practical handbook describes the main regulations and agreements on minerals and mining activities in a number of significant mining nations. Each chapter - written by leading professionals in the field, including from Allen & Overy, SNR Denton and Webber Wentzel - covers the same topics for ease of reference. Topics featured include international and national regulations and agreements on minerals and mining; legal instruments such as licences, concessions, production sharing agreements and mining development agreements; mining projects and related agreements and financing; mining management and operating agreements; sale and purchase of mining assets; mineral trading; environmental protection and liability; social responsibility; taxation and government take. Minerals and Mining: A Practical Global Guide provides a practical insight into the regulations and agreements on minerals and mining for practitioners in the field, including lawyers, commercial managers, advisers, engineers and financiers.

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Introduction 5 Per Vestergaard Pedersen Lett Law Firm Angola 9 João Afonso Fialho Miranda, Correia, Amendoeira & Associados Argentina 25 Ignacio J Randle Estudio Randle Australia 39 Jessica Davies Barry Irwin Allen & Overy Brazil 53 Pedro Aguiar de Freitas Veirano Advogados Canada 65 Robin Junger Henry Krupa Laurel Petryk Darrell Podowski McMillan LLP Chile 83 Juan Francisco Mackenna Rafael Vergara Carey y Cía China 93 Jean Li KPMG, China Greenland 107 Per Vestergaard Pedersen Lett Law Firm India 131 Shivpriya Nanda J Sagar Associates Kazakhstan 149 Marla Valdez SNR Denton Kazakhstan Limited Mexico 163 Rodrigo Sánchez-Mejorada Raab Sánchez-Mejorada, Velasco y Ribé Nigeria 173 Olusina Sipasi ÆLEX Peru 185 Emil Ruppert Rubio Leguía Normand Russia 203 Karen Aivazyan Dinara Dorizo Julia Zasukhina Norton Rose (Central Europe) LLP South Africa 219 Warren Beech Manus Booysen Bruce Dickinson Peter Leon Webber Wentzel Tanzania 243 Wilbert Kapinga Aisha Ally Sinda Mkono & Co Advocates United States 259 Robert Bassett Holland & Hart LLP Zambia 277 Charles Mkokweza Corpus Legal Practitioners About the authors 285