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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.

There is reason for optimism as the mining industry transitions into a new era. Major demand drivers such as data center proliferation...

On March 31, 2023, the Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") and the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") released a notice of proposed rulemaking on Section 30D of the Code...

Whilst mining royalties for successful mining projects are extremely valuable, two recent court-decisions in Western Australia highlight that contractual mining royalties are potentially vulnerable to being extinguished...

On September 12, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) led Interagency Working Group on Mining Laws, Regulations, and Permitting (IWG)...

As Washington wrestles with gridlock and a government shutdown, the energy, sustainability, and infrastructure sectors continue to surge forward...

US Tax Court decision may facilitate tax-efficient investment structures for non-US investors investing in US operating partnerships, directly or through investment funds.

The deep sea mining sector experienced significant developments in Q1 2026, with the International Seabed Authority failing to approve exploitation activities while investigating potential contractor non-compliance. Meanwhile, the Trump administration advanced U.S. mining interests through streamlined licensing processes and domestic processing initiatives, as Japan accelerated its rare earth extraction efforts and strengthened cooperation with the United States on critical mineral supply chains.

The United States faces unprecedented challenges in securing domestic supplies of critical minerals essential to national security, clean energy, and advanced manufacturing. As global demand surges and geopolitical tensions reshape international trade relationships, innovative technologies are emerging to unlock domestic sources, improve refining efficiency, and transform industrial waste into valuable feedstocks.

The Trump Administration secured over $10 billion in critical mineral deals across five countries in October alone, targeting supply chain diversification away from China.

The SEC and Amnesty International had petitioned for a rehearing in NAM after the D.C. Court of Appeals, sitting en banc, issued its decision in American Meat Institute v. U.S. Department of Agriculture (AMI)...

The Tenth Circuit on July 19, 2017, in Chevron Mining, Inc. v. United States, reversed a decision by the District Court for the District of New Mexico and held that the United States is liable...

On April 8, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order ("EO") titled "Reinvigorating America's Beautiful Clean Coal Industry."

The decisive question is no longer only who owns a resource, but who can finance, permit, power, transport, market, and crucially, direct the resulting production into specific industrial...

With the success of the Chandrayaan-3 this August, India became the fourth country to land a spacecraft on the moon. Improved fabrication methods like 3D printing...

On August 22, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted its final rule requiring annual disclosure of the use of conflict minerals that originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or an adjoining country (collectively, the Covered Countries).

Strategic realignment, supply‑chain security and interventionist regulators are setting the tone for 2026