Emission Quality Standards for Mining Companies

The Minister of Environmental Affairs(“Minister”) has issued Regulation No. 4 of 2014 on Quality Standards for Emissions from Immovable Resources from Mining Activities and Businesses(“2014 Regulation”).

The 2014 Regulation has two main objectives, namely: 1) determining standards for emission substances that can be releasedby mining companies into the atmosphere; and 2) establishing an obligation on mining companies to monitor the emissions they produce from their processing activities (only for mineral mining companies) and the operation of support machinery.[1]