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Barely into the new year, ETC, an offshoot of ETH and the 18th-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, was subject to a "51% attack" – a type of hack possible on cryptocurrencies using a proof-of-work (POW) protocol.

We are excited to share with you our Q4 2021 edition of Working Capital, Mayer Brown's Projects & Infrastructure newsletter.

The D.C. Circuit issued its much anticipated decision regarding the challenge to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Conflict Minerals Rules.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration has issued a safety alert following the death of a tractor trailer coal truck driver whose truck tipped over earlier this year.

On October 16, 2018, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) conducted a quarterly stakeholder conference call.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") announced a new rule yesterday to restrict worker exposure to respirable crystalline silica ("silica").

Welcome to the latest edition of Mayer Brown's Global Mining Update which focuses on some of the key legal issues and developments that have been affecting the mining sector over recent months.

This year, various bipartisan legislative efforts have been advanced to incentivize the mining of rare earth metals. Rare earths are a group of 17 elements (such as Neodymium, Thulium, Yttrium, Lanthanum and Terbium), many of which are germane to producing electronic components and other industrial uses.

During a span of about 30 hours between the morning of Tuesday, January 6, and the early afternoon of Wednesday, January 7, twelve small earthquakes were confirmed by the United States Geological Survey in the Dallas area.

As the Obama era comes to a close, on Christmas eve the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") issued its final report on "Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas...

Acting in response to state legislation, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection ceased work on promulgation of total

The Department of Energy has launched a groundbreaking Common Investment Initial Screening Application that consolidates access to over half a trillion dollars in federal funding across multiple agencies. Companies with domestic or international projects in energy infrastructure, critical minerals, materials, and mining can now submit a single application to be considered for equity investments, loans, loan guarantees, grants, and other federal support from DOE, DFC, ExIm, and OSC.

The unpredictable regulatory environment in the Indonesian mining sector is again surfacing as a major issue for domestic and international mining companies operating in Indonesia.

As of January 12, Indonesia has banned the export of the unprocessed ores, nickel and bauxite.

After speaking to CFOs, other accountants and our clients, it would appear, based on information gathered to date, there is no consensus in the industry.

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit stuck down portions of the SEC's Final Rule on Conflict Minerals as unconstitutional.

The Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued its opinion in the conflicts minerals case, National Association of Manufacturers, et al., v. SEC.

In furtherance of the appellate court's decision, late last week, the case was randomly assigned to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.