PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE MINING OF CRITICAL MINERALS IN AFRICA
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INTRODUCTION In February 2022, the Biden Administration’s Department of Interior announced the formation of the Interagency Working Group to study reforming Hardrock mining laws, regulations, and permitting policies in the United States. The working group’s purpose is to inform related policies, including potential future rule-making efforts on mining, while helping support the president’s vision for a “whole-of-government” approach to encouraging sustainable and responsible domestic production of critical minerals. The United States is not the only country looking to amend its mining policies, considering growing environmental hazards and health issues related to unethical mining worldwide.
PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE MINING OF CRITICAL MINERALS IN AFRICA
PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE MINING OF CRITICAL…
PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE MINING OF CRITICAL MINERALS IN AFRICA
INTRODUCTION In February 2022, the Biden Administration’s Department of Interior announced the formation of the Interagency Working Group to study reforming Hardrock mining laws, regulations, and permitting policies in the United States. The working group’s purpose is to inform related policies, including potential future rule-making efforts on mining, while helping support the president’s vision for a “whole-of-government” approach to encouraging sustainable and responsible domestic production of critical minerals. The United States is not the only country looking to amend its mining policies, considering growing environmental hazards and health issues related to unethical mining worldwide.