Mining laws of United States

The US is a world leader in the production of many important mineral commodities, including copper, pig iron and uranium. National mining legislation includes the National Mining Act 1872, the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act 1970s, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 1976. The Office of Surface Mining regulates surface coal mining. The Mine Safety and Health Administration regularly inspects coal mines... More: Mining laws of United States

Mining laws of Tajikistan

Tajikistan has over 400 explored mineral deposits, containing 70 types of minerals. The JORC code is used for the resource reporting, and the Law on Precious Metals and Stones is the national mining legislation... More: Mining laws of Tajikistan

Mining laws of South Africa

South Africa is the world's largest producer of chrome, manganese, platinum, vanadium and vermiculite. Related mining laws include the SAMREC code, the Mine Health and Safety Act 1996, and the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act 2002... More: Mining laws of South Africa

Mining laws of Russia

Taken together Russia’s extractive industries constitute 33% of Russia’s GDP. The NAEN Code for the Public Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources, and Mineral Reserves is used as the national reporting standard... More: Mining laws of Russia

Mining laws of Mongolia

The Mongolian State Professional Committee on Mineral Resources ("MSPCMR") and the Committee for Mineral Reserves International Reporting Standards ("CRIRSCO") have formed a joint working group to develop a Mongolian Code for Public Reporting Standard for Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves in Mongolia that is compliant with the CRIRSCO template. At present Mongolia’s national mining legislation consists of the 2006 Minerals Law (replacing the 1997 Minerals Law), and Nuclear Energy Law 2009 (regulating uranium exploration and mining)... More: Mining laws of Mongolia

Mining laws of Phillipines

The Philippines is the fifth most mineral-rich country in the world for gold, nickel, copper, and chromite.  The Tampakan copper-gold mine,  located in the Southern Philippines, is the largest undeveloped copper-gold resource in the South-East Asia Western-Pacific region. The Philippines’ Mines and Geosciences Bureau has estimated that the country has an US$840 billion worth of untapped mineral wealth.  Resource reporting in the Philippines is carried out using the Philippine Mining Reporting Code. Mineral exploration, development, utilization and conservation is governed by The Mining Act (1995)... More: Mining laws of Phillipines

Mining laws of Kyrgyzstan

Under Kyrgyzstan law all mineral resources, minerals, except widespread common mineral resources such as mortar sand, limestone, gravel, etc. are owned by the state. Kyrgyzstan does not have a consolidated mining law. Instead a mining activities are regulated by a variety of laws and regulations including, but not limited to, Kyrgyzstan’s Constitution, The Land Code, The Law on Subsoil, The Law on Concessions and Consession Enterprises and the Law on Production Sharing Agreements in Subsoil Use... More:  Mining laws of Kyrgyzstan