House Passes Bill on Amendment to the Mining Law

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, as well as much debate among the general public, the Houses of Representatives (“ House ”) passed the Bill (“ Bill ”) on the Amendment to Law No. 4 of 2009 on Minerals and Coal Mining (“ Mining Law ”) on 12 May 2020. Having been initiated way back in 2015 and repeatedly listed in the National Priority Legislation Program ever since, the Bill establishes an updated and improved regulatory framework for the effective and efficient organization of mineral and coal-mining activities. [1]