Introduction
The Law Amending the Mining Law and Certain Laws and Decrees
numbered 7164 (the "Amending Law") has
been published in the Official Gazette dated 28 February 2019 and
numbered 30700. The Amending Law introduces several key amendments
relating to the mining sector as well as the operation of the
downstream energy market.
Key amendments introduced by the Mining Law
Some of the fundamental changes introduced by the Amending Law
with respect to the Mining Law No. 3213 are discussed below.
MTA's mining operations
Previously, the Mining Law allowed the General Directorate of
Mineral Research and Exploration (Maden Tetkik ve Arama Genel
Müdürlüğü)
("MTA") to carry out mining
research and exploration activities in Turkey but
did not give allowance for MTA to engage in operational activities.
The Amending Law adds "operational" activities to the
scope of work of MTA so that MTA will be able to directly
"operate" any mining resources that it has
