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The Houston-based lawyer recently represented Mesabi Metallics in two major financing deals worth $670 million, to complete a plant that can produce direct-reduction-grade iron ore pellets — a growing segment of US steel production. She also led Mitsubishi’s $600 million stake in in Hudbay’s Copper World project. Here, Connors shares her thoughts on government investment in mining, permitting changes, and doing deal work from Texas.

An executive order significantly reduces the boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, removing federal protections from certain lands. Within 60 days, these lands will become available for mineral leasing, geothermal development, and mining operations under applicable federal law.

On 5 March 2014, the Commission proposed a regulation to develop an integrated EU approach for the responsible sourcing of conflict minerals.

The European Commission adopted a proposal for a draft regulation setting up a self-certification system for importers of conflict metals into the European Union.

Companies listed in the U.S. are required by Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act to report whether they manufacture products that incorporate so called conflict minerals.

Only 14 employees at MSHA headquarters have been deemed essential during the shutdown.

The House Financial Services Committee took a first step toward repeal of the mine safety disclosure requirements on November 15, 2017, with its approval of H.R. 4289.

MSHA just announced a Request for Information (RFI) on safety improvement technologies for mobile equipment and for belt conveyors, both at surface mines. 83 Fed. Reg. 29716 (June 26, 2018).

President Trump's selection for Administrator at MSHA has been confirmed this week by the Senate.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) held its quarterly stakeholder teleconference on April 25, 2017. The call served three purposes:

On December 3, 2015, a jury empaneled in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia convicted Donald L. Blankenship of conspiracy to violate federal safety standards.

The election of President Donald Trump and Republican-held majorities in the House and Senate have far reaching effects...

On Wednesday, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) confirmed that it approved three fracking plans on a platform roughly nine miles off the California shore in the Santa Barbara Channel.

Although mineral interests are typically conveyed in fee, they may also be conveyed or reserved for a specified period of time.

In a video from MineralRightsCoach.com, the four most common types of ownership are explained.

We are pleased to share the presentation slide deck and a recording of Akin's recently presented webinar, "Navigating U.S. Policy Shifts in the Critical Minerals Sector."

Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta recently announced his appointment for the new interim Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).