We are delight to invite you to the XVth Edition of the Mining Seminar which provides a forum for researchers and practicioners - from the public and private sector, international organisations and civil society - for discussing emerging questions and findings from research, practice and new and ongoing initiatives relevant to the mining sector.

1. Co-organised by:
www.cepmlp.org
5th and 6th April 2017, Dundee, Scotland
What Trends in Regulating the Mining Sector?
Sharing Insights from Research and Practice
Seminar and Roundtable Discussion
The traditional Dundee Mining Seminar, now in its XVth edition, provides a forum for
researchers and practitioners - from the public and private sector, international
organisations and civil society - for discussing emerging questions and findings from
research, practice and new and ongoing initiatives relevant to the mining sector.
As usual, the seminar starts with a review of the state of the mining industry, and will reflect on the challenges
of resource management in the post-super cycle, in the context of an upwards turn of the industry cycle. This
session will be followed by a Roundtable Discussion challenging to take a fresh look at the role and impact of
State Mining Agreements from a sustainable development perspective. The sessions of the second day will focus
on trends on the legal and regulatory frameworks for the sector, including emerging approaches and tools on
environmental regulation, waste and land use planning. The seminar will also feature an impressive set of new
platforms and tools aimed at reducing information asymmetries and enhancing decision-making processes in the
sector.
This year, the seminar kicks off a series of events organised to celebrate CEPMLP’s 40th anniversary. It also
celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Mineral Economics journal published by LTU (and its long-standing
cooperation with CEPMLP). The seminar directors are delighted to invite speakers and participants to submit
articles for publication at Mineral Economics/Raw Materials Report - upon elaboration of presentations and
discussions held at this Seminar.
Directed by: Ana Elizabeth Bastida, Magnus Ericsson & Sven Renner

2. DAY 1
Welcome Address: Seminar Directors
Morning Session: The State of the Mining Sector - Resource Management Post-Super Cycle
Chair: Magnus Ericsson
Has the Mining Industry Reached the Bottom in the Present Cycle? - David Humphreys, Honorary Associate, CEPMLP
Import Tariffs and Export Taxes in the Mining Sector - Jane Korinek, OECD
Mining’s Contribution to National Economies - Olof Löf, previously Raw Materials Group, United Nations University Wider
Project Extractives for Development
EU Competitiveness in the Mining Sector, STRADE EU H2020 Project - Masuma Farooki, S&P Mining & Metals
Afternoon Session: Regulating the Sector – Why Focus on Mining Contracts and not the Law?
Chair: Sven Renner
Developed and mature mining countries govern their mineral sector with legal frameworks that set out the rights and
duties for resource developers. Sector specific laws provide the basis for government authorities to grant exploration and
exploitation rights, leaving minimal room for private sector resource developers to negotiate individual terms. Especially,
tariff and tax terms tend to be applied across the sector, with governments retaining the ability to change these as part of
their economic and fiscal policies and in accordance with their policy processes.
In contrast, in some countries with incomplete or insufficiently developed legal frameworks, governments have either been
granting mineral rights or establishing additional terms and conditions to investment through individually negotiated
agreements. When approved by the legislature, these negotiated agreements then resume the status of laws, thus
circumventing the further development of the incomplete general mining legislative framework. Still, current donor efforts
have increasingly been focusing on supporting countries with contract negotiations. This discussion aims to explore and
discuss whether, from a sustainable development perspective, contract arrangements regarding taxes and tariffs can pose a
risk to host countries.
Presentation of a paper authored by Evelyn Dietsche followed by Roundtable Discussion
5 – 6 pm - Live Discussion: RAW Talks - The New Debate on the Extractives & Development
Nicolas Di Boscio and Åsa Borssén
www.rawtalks.org

3. DAY 2
Morning Session: Mining Law Trends
Chair: Åsa Borssén
• Mining Regulatory Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recent Trends - Abdoul Karim Kabélé Camara, African Legal Support
Facility (ALSF)
• Investors’ Concerns & an Investor Model Mining Code - Al Gourley, World Initiative of Mining Lawyers
• Development of Mineral Resources – Rights and Obligations for Opening Mines – An International Outlook - Eva
Liedholm-Johnson, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) Stockholm
• Mining and Land Use Planning in the EU, EU Minatura project - Linda Wårrell, Luleå University of Technology
• Mining in Constitutional Courts Precedents in Latin America - A.E.Bastida and Luis Bustos Niño, Universidad Externado
de Colombia
12 noon – 12.40pm - New Information Platforms
The Extractives Resource Hub - Gokce Mete, CEPMLP
African Mining Legislation Atlas (AMLA) - Abdoul Karim Kabele Camara, ALSF
Afternoon Session: Law & Policy for Sustainable Resource Management
Chair: Ana Elizabeth Bastida
• The ‘Waste & Wealth’ Project - Professor Hanri Mostert, University of Cape Town
• Learning from the Silicosis Cases in South Africa - Tracy Lynn-Humby, University of Witwatersrand
• Improving Policy and Legal Drafting of Environmental Statutory Reforms: Managing Industry, NGOs and
Stakeholders’ Concerns - Jonathan Fulcher, University of Queensland, and Meri Galstyan, American University of
Armenia
• The “Min(e)d-Your-Rights” (MYR) Project (Preliminary PhD Research Findings) - Louie van Schalkwyk, University of
Cape Town
• Mining for Sustainable Development Initiative - Andrea Shaw, Transparency International Australia

4. Training for 2013
Registration
Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy
University of Dundee
Dundee, Scotland, UK
t: +44 (0) 1382 384300
f: +44 (0) 1382 385854
Further Information
Contact the CPD team - c.seminars@dundee.ac.uk or telephone +44 (0) 1382 385871
Registration Fee
Delegate Fee - £400.00
Academic, NGO and Student Fee - £150.00
The fee includes the full 2-day conference attendance, materials, refreshments and lunch on
a daily basis
Register
You can register your place online at www.cepmlp.org/online and pay using a debit/credit
card or email c.seminars@dundee.ac.uk and request an invoice to be sent
Accommodation and Travel
The workshop will take place in the CEPMLP Carnegie Building, on campus at the University
of Dundee and delegates can take advantage of University of Dundee negotiated
accommodation rates with local hotels and guest houses. Please ask for assistance in making
a booking.
Dundee is well connected by rail and road with the other major cities and airports in
Scotland. The closest international airports can be found at Edinburgh and Glasgow. Dundee
itself has a small airport which is connected by daily flights to and from London Stansted
Airport.
T’s and C’s
Full terms and conditions regarding bookings, including the cancellation policy, can be found
at www.cepmlp.org/online and then click on the ‘Further Information’ tab on the individual
course listing