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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Legal Frameworks
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Regulatory Frameworks |
- Mining Sector Reform and Investment: Results
of a Global Survey - Koh Naito, Felix Remy, and John P.
Williams, 2001. Survey of 44 countries comparing the progress
in implementing legal, fiscal, and institutional reform of their
mining sectors. May be purchased from The
Mining Journal.
- Review of Legal and Fiscal Frameworks for
Exploration and Mining - Koh Naito, Felix Remy, and John
P. Williams, 2001. A detailed analysis of 25 mineral-rich developing
countries that have updated their mining laws. May be purchased
from The
Mining Journal.
- The
Regulation of Mineral Enterprises: A Global Perspective on Economics,
Law and Policy - James Otto and John Cordes, Institute for
Global Resouces Policy and Management, Colorado School of Mines,
550pp, May 2002. A comprehensive text addressing a variety of
mineral law and policy issues. Major topics covered in the volume
include:mineral policy, mining laws and agreements, conflict avoidance
and dipute settlement, bilateral and multilateral arrangements
that affect the mineral industry, international investment laws
and mineral taxation, and environmental and sustainable development
issues. The preface, contents and an order form are available
as an Adobe PDF. The book may be purchased through the Rocky Mountain
Mineral Law Foundation (RMMLF).
- The CEPMLP
Internet Journal - Online publication of CEPMLP papers in
the area of Natural Resources, Energy and International Business
Transactions.
- Environmental
Guidelines for Mining Operations - United Nations Department
of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP), 1998. (Adobe PDF 95kB)
- Appendix
1 - Mining and Environment Guidelines Adopted at the International
Round-Table on Mining and the Environment (Adobe PDF 10kB)
- Appendix
2 - Environmental Policies for Mining Industry Operators
(Adobe PDF 35kB)
- Appendix
3 - Guidelines for Establishing an Environmental Management
System (Adobe PDF 25kB)
- Appendix
6 - The Whitehorse Mining Initiative Leadership Council
Accord (Adobe PDF 82kB)
- Appendix
14 - Supporting Reference Documents and Additional Bibliography
(Adobe PDF 14kB)
- APEC Network on Minerals
and Energy Data - ANMED
An information database on the mining end energy resource sectors
of APEC member countries including Australia, Chile, United States,
Canada, Japan, Phillippines, and Indonesia. The database encompasses
legal and regulatory, as well as land and environment resources,
industry, finance, investment and geoscientific information through
links to websites in member countries.
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| Mineral Legislation and
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Western Australia State Government, Australia
Republic of South Africa
The South African government is in the process of reviewing policy
in a number of areas including mining and environmental matters.
As part of this process White Papers have been prepared to foster
consultation and prepare for new legislation.
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| Environmental Legislation
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Queensland State Government, Australia
Western Australia State Government, Australia
Republic of South Africa
The South African government is in the process of reviewing policy
in a number of areas including mining and environmental matters.
As part of this process White Papers have been prepared to foster
consultation and prepare for new legislation.
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| Taxation and Royalties |
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- Mineral and Petroleum Taxation -
Philip Andrews-Speed - Distance Learning Course, University of
Dundee, August 2000. ( Adobe PDF English
1.4MB / Espanol
830KB )
- Global Mining Taxation Comparative Study,
2nd Edition - J.M. Otto - The study contains detailed and comparative
information on 23 taxation jurisdictions. 300pp. A limited stock
is available for direct sale at US$250 each. Please contact:
Prof. J.M. Otto
Email: jmotto@mines.edu
Telephone: +1 303 273 3742
- Fiscal
Decentralization and Mining Taxation - Paper prepared by Professor
James M. Otto, Director of the Institute for Global Resources
Policy and Management at the Colorado School of Mines for The
World Bank Group Mining Department in March 2001.
- Mining
Taxation World - Natural Resources Canada
- Detailed information on the Canadian taxation system as it relates
to the mineral industry. Other business, financial, and investment
information is also provided.
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