The Labour Court’s looming deadline of 18 May 2020, compels government to issue detailed guidelines on health and safety and requires that all employers prepare and implement a Code of Practice to mitigate the effect of COVID-19 on mine employees returning to work.
Under Alert level 4, various mining operations are allowed to operate at
Mozambique’s New Mining Law (20/2014) came into force on 18 August 2014 and is subject to further regulation by the government within 90 days of its publication. The law provides that mineral resources found in the soil and subsoil, in interior waters, in the territorial sea, on the continental shelf and in the exclusive economic
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Draft Mining Bill
Mozambican mining law dates back to 2002 and is presently under review. Its revision is well overdue in addressing the developments in the sector and the changing dynamics of the mining industry.
The major changes of the draft mining Bill include: