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On September 12, the MSHA published in the Federal Register two proposed rules on Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines, reopening the rulemaking to consider two very limited changes.

The 2024 U.S. presidential election is shaping up to be one of the most uncertain and unpredictable in history.

The frequency of this question being posed to coal lawyers has increased dramatically in the past few years.

One very important segment of nanotechnology is nanomaterials (e.g., carbon nanotubes, nanoparticles, quantum dots, nanocrystalline diamond, nanowires, and the like). Companies operating in this space must be able to protect themselves with patents, particularly as commercial manufacturing progresses to larger scales and international markets. While trade secret protection may be appropriate, patents often provide better intellectual property protection.

Recent years have seen mining projects exceed their original project cost budgets by significant margins, earning them the label of "overrun blow-outs".

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently issued limited guidance regarding the final Conflict Minerals Rule under Section 13(p) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

In May 2011, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu charged his Advisory Board's Shale Gas Subcommittee, chaired by MIT professor and former CIA director John Deutch, to identify steps to reduce the environmental impact and improve the safety of shale gas production in the United States.

Over the last few years, a number of key jurisdictions have adopted regulations requiring companies engaged in natural resource extraction activities to disclose the payments they make to governments and state-owned companies.

Three recent court decisions could affect parties with an interest in hydraulic fracturing, particularly in New York and Ohio. Two New York courts held that New York’s Oil & Gas Law does not preempt local zoning ordinances that completely ban hydraulic fracturing, and an Ohio court issued a ruling that could impair stakeholders’ ability to conduct hydraulic fracturing operations in that state.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia recently upheld the SEC’s rule requiring disclosure of companies’ use of conflict minerals originating in and around the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The U.S. Supreme Court narrowly ruled that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment does not prohibit states from requiring out-of-state corporationsIn Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., Robert Mallory (a Virginia resident) sued his former employer, Norfolk Southern (a Virginia-based railroad)...

In July 2016, the SEC proposed rules designed to simplify the U.S. mining company disclosure regime.

Recent coal-mining deaths have prompted the Mine Safety and Health Administration to launch a voluntary "training assistance initiative" for miners with less than one year of experience in mining...

This week witnessed the Trump administration's ambitious critical mineral strategy in action, highlighting Washington's push to accelerate development and access to resilient supply chains while reducing exposure to China-linked value chains.

The first four weeks of the Trump administration have brought a flurry of policy and regulatory activity through Executive Orders (EO), proposed new legislation and review of existing regulation.

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.

Recent gains in Chinese economic influence across Africa highlight gaps in current US Africa strategy, indicating that the current level of engagement may be insufficient to fully counter Beijing’s presence.