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A Compendium of Links to
International Mining Law


    This is a compendium of links to mining laws for various countries throughout the world.


Australia . . . .
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Brazil . . . .
Government of Brazil


Canada . . . .


China . . . .
  • Chinalaw Web
    Includes laws from the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China on Taiwan, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, and the Portuguese Colony of Macau


England . . . .
  • Health and Safety Executive
    The law puts responsibility on employers and employees to look after health and safety at work. Part of HSE's job is to help people understand what these duties mean - and to ensure they are taken seriously.


European Union . . . .
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work


Finland . . . .


Germany . . . .


International Labour Organization . . . .
Internatioal Labour Organization
  • The NATLEX database
    Bibliographic database featuring national laws on labour, social security and related human rights.


Ireland . . . . Ireland


Italy . . . . Italy


Japan . . . . Japan
  • Japan's Ministry of Labor
    Links from the Ministry of Labor to important safety and health web sites including the Nationa Institute of Industrial Health and the National Instute of Industrial Safety

  • Ministry of International Trade and Industry
    Regulates safety and health in mines through its Mine Safety and Inspection Bureau and its Mine Safety and Inspection Department.

  • A Synopsis of Mining Law for Japan


New Zealand . . . . New


Singapore . . . .
South Africa
  • The main occupational safety and health law of Singapore is The Factories Act (Chapter 104) (No. 7 of 1973) - the Act has been amended many times and can be found as amended through 1985 on the NATLEX site and in summary form from the Singapore Ministry of Manpower Government site at:



  • There is no separte area for mining law. However, laws are summarized at:

    The Department of Industrial Health at http://www.gov.sg/mom/dih/dih.html
    The Department of Industrial Safety at http://www.gov.sg/mom/dis/dis.html


South Africa . . . .
South Africa


The Phillipines . . . .


United Kingdom . . . .
United Kingdom
  • Health and Safety Executive
    From here you can browse the Safety Policy Directorate, the Health Directorate and the Mines Inspectorate. A basic discussion of mine safety and health in the UK can be found under the Safety Policy Directorate under "mines".

  • Her Majesty's Stationery Office
    Links to legislation in the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales



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