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ARTICLE · 09 NOVEMBER 2018

SEC Issues Final Rule To Modernize Property Disclosures For Mining Registrants

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On October 31, 2018, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") issued a final rule (Final Rule) to modernize required property disclosures for mining registrants.

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On October 31, 2018, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") issued a final rule (Final Rule) to modernize required property disclosures for mining registrants. The requirements are currently set out in Item 102 of Regulation S-K and Industry Guide 7. The rule is intended to provide investors with a more comprehensive understanding of a registrant's mining properties, which should help them make more informed investment decisions. In addition, as the Commission did in 2008 to Industry Guide 2 with respect to oil & gas reporting, the SEC is rescinding Industry Guide 7 and relocating the Commission's mining property disclosure requirements to a new subpart of Regulation S-K, thereby replacing staff guidance with a Commission Rule.

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