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Court Sends Wind Farm Developer Spinning by Ordering Removal of Wind Turbines in Significant Mineral Rights Holding

Recently, in United States v. Osage Wind, LLC, the Northern District of Oklahoma awarded permanent injunctive relief in favor of the Osage Nation and the United States against wind turbine farm developers in the form of...more

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Overview of laws applicable to mining activity

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Unlike other jurisdictions, such as the US and Angola, the UK does not have a single mining / mineral code or legislative framework. Instead, different laws and regulations apply according to the mineral type and the nature...more

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Foreign Investment in the Critical Minerals Sector to Face Enhanced Scrutiny

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In recent months, the critical minerals sector has been at the top of government legislative and regulatory agendas and has been subject to substantial media attention. "Critical minerals" is a generic term that refers to a...more

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A Time And Cost Saving Measure: Researching Oil And Gas And Mining Operations During The Beginning Stages Of Greenfield Renewable...

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As more renewable energy projects are being developed across the United States, the number of projects in areas that contain active oil and gas and mining operations continues to rise. In the beginning stages of greenfield...more

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Takings/Mineral Rights Lessee: Court of Federal Claims Addresses U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Withdrawal of 404 Permit

The Court of Federal Claims addressed in a May 29th opinion a Fifth Amendment Takings Claim associated with the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s withdrawal of a Clean Water Act 404 permit that had been issued...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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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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Mining charter 2018 and the potential impact on health and safety of the "cannabis judgement"

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September 2018 was an eventful month for the Mining and Natural Resources Sector in South Africa, with the announcement, by President Ramaphosa...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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Uncertainty remains for western Australian mining titles

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Implications of the decision in Forrest & Forrest v Wilson - The majority of the High Court of Australia in Forrest & Forrest Pty Ltd v Wilson & Ors [2017] HCA 30 (Forrest) held that the failure of an applicant to lodge a...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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MPRDA compliance: is it required?

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In South Africa, only one person can hold a valid prospecting or mining right for a particular mineral on land in terms of the governing Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, No 28 of 2002 (MPRDA)....more

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A Railway Is Not a Mine: Ontario Court of Appeal Rules on Surface Rights in Unpatented Mining Claims

On February 24, 2016, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in 2274659 Ontario Inc. v. Canada Chrome Corporation, confirming the interpretation of sections 50 and 51 of the Ontario Mining Act (Act) as they relate...more

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Court Provides Guidelines on Valuing Natural Resources in Eminent Domain Proceedings

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Valuing mineral rights in eminent domain proceedings is inherently speculative and can lead to wide swings in property valuations. So how do appraisers best deal with the uncertainty involved in mineral exploitation? The...more

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