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Lummis is right that permitting needs reform. But the claim that it takes an average of 29 years to open a mine, which comes ...

On 3 August 2025, Algeria enacted a new law No. 25-12 governing mining activities (the “New Mining Law”), repealing and replacing law No. 14-05 of 24 February 2014 (the “Old Law”). The New Mining Law, ...

It’s just one of multiple sites where companies are allowed to mine on public land—without paying a dime of royalties to the U.S. Treasury. Aerial view of the Pinto Valley copper mine, located on ...

DENVER – Outdated hard-rock mining laws enacted in the 1870s tie the hands of the federal government to curb pollution that contaminates water supplies, as was the case with the Gold King Mine spill.

Last month, the Appellate Division, Third Department, held the Mined Land Reclamation Law (“Mining Law”), as amended, does not preempt certain local zoning laws which prohibit mining. Specifically, in ...

Mexico’s Senate has approved a wide-ranging reform of laws governing the mining industry, including a requirement that companies pay 5% of profits to local communities. The mining bill was among 18 ...

Big Law mining practices are straining to keep up with the surge of US critical minerals projects, as lawyers with ...

CARACAS, April 9 (Reuters) - Venezuela's ruling ⁠party-controlled ⁠National Assembly on Thursday approved ⁠a mining law expected to open the sector to private and foreign investment, following ...

The area near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has been at the center of a long-running debate over mining and water ...