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Zambia's mining law overhaul

March 18, 2025

Zambia: The Mining sector, heralded to be the economic backbone of Zambia’s economy, is undergoing significant legal changes. The Mines and Minerals Development Act, No. 11 of 2015, which governed the sector for nearly a decade, has been repealed and replaced by the Minerals Regulation Commission Act, No. 14 of 2024 (MRCA). In this article, a comparison between the 2015 Act and the 2024 Act will be done, highlighting the main changes in regulatory structure, licensing, and taxation.

Alberta Law Review: A Playbook for International Risk Mitigation: Investor-State Treaties and Contractual Protections

February 6, 2025

International energy companies have long relied on a stable system of investor-state treaties to safeguard their rights around the world.

Emerging trends in critical minerals, precious metals, and mining

May 31, 2024

Canada: Hear from precious metals expert, Miranda Werstiuk, and Dentons Partner and Canada Mining Co-Chair, Greg McNab, on the key takeaways from the recent Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto, such as accessing capital in the critical minerals space, ESG and social licenses to operate, artisanal mining, and the future of mineral exploration in the next 12 – 24 months.

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Dentons writes Uzbekistan chapter in The Mining Law Review 2021

November 18, 2021

Partners Eldor Mannopov and Bobur Shamsiev from Dentons’ Tashkent office contributed a chapter to the tenth edition of The Mining Law Review, published by Law Business Research.

Dentons writes Uzbekistan chapter in The Mining Law Review 2020

December 15, 2020

Lawyers from Dentons’ Tashkent office contributed a chapter to the ninth edition of The Mining Law Review, published by Law Business Research.