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Kenya: Govt Suspends Tata Chemicals Magadi Mining Operations Over Compliance Breaches
The bill reserves strategic minerals for state-linked firms and bans mining in protected ecosystems, alarming investors and leaving 57 articles for later regulation.
- On October 1, 2025, the Ministry of Mines and Energy filed a 255-article bill in Congress, replacing the concession model of Ley 685 de 2001 with a state-led, environmentally-planned mining framework.
- The legislation aims to prioritize human rights, food sovereignty, and nature protection, reasserting State sovereignty over minerals while establishing strict environmental red lines.
- Strategic minerals are now reserved for State-owned or mixed-economy enterprises, with the bill expressly banning mining in national parks and Ramsar wetlands to ensure ecosystem protection.
- The Colombian Mining Association warns the law could deter investment and paralyze the sector, while 57 articles remain undefined, pending development by subsequent regulation.
- President Gustavo Petro's government must build coalitions in Congress to pass the text, which follows more than a year of public consultation on earlier drafts.
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Regulatory Overhaul Key Facts —The filing. The Ministry of Mines and Energy filed the 255-article bill in Congress on 1 October 2025. —State control. The bill reserves strategic minerals for state-owned companies, limiting private participation. —Environmental rules. It bans mining in páramos, national parks, and Ramsar wetlands, and requires environmental licensing from exploration onward. —Royalty […] The post Colombia’s New Mining Law Threate…
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Kenya: Govt Suspends Tata Chemicals Magadi Mining Operations Over Compliance Breaches
Nairobi -- The Government has suspended Tata Chemicals Magadi's mining operations over regulatory non-compliance, citing breaches of statutory obligations under Kenya's mining laws.
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