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In part three of a series for Mining Technology about international deep-sea mining regulation, Louise Woods and Elena Guillet explore how international investment law could be applied to dispute resolution.

On the occasion of London International Disputes Week 2024, Vinson & Elkins hosted “Supply and Demand: Rallying Together to address the Key Challenges in the Race for Critical Minerals”, focusing on the...

In part one of an explainer series about international deep-sea mining regulation, Louise Woods and Elena Guillet share advice for setting up sponsorship agreements between contractors and sponsoring states.

In part two of our series about international deep-sea mining regulation, Louise Woods and Elena Guillet explain what miners need to know about dispute resolution under the different regimes involved in exploration agreements.

Due to the increased demand for critical minerals globally, Nabil Khodadad and Nonku Zondo explore how the African mining sector can benefit from and lead the energy transition.

On March 29, 2024, the International Seabed Authority’s (“ISA”) Council concluded the first part of its 29^th Session continuing the negotiations and drafting of the Exploitation Rules, Regulations and Procedures (“RRPs”) for the deep seabed.

In this article for ESG Investor, Chris Taufatofua, Afzaal Abidi, and Ellen Swarbrick* explain how technological innovation is helping identify alternatives to critical minerals that can accelerate the wider energy transition.

In this article published by Energy Intelligence, Louise Woods, Elena Guillet, and Nonku Zondo explore lessons from the IRA and opportunities for the UK to refine its critical minerals strategy.

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) are the clearest results of a race to reclaim control over critical raw materials following the global supply chain vulnerabilities exposed during the pandemic and exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as a growing frustration over China’s dominance of the global critical raw materials chain. America and the EU recognise that critical raw materials are the cornerstone for the electrification of society.

2023 was another year of change brought by global factors, such as the Russia-Ukraine war, the rising trend of protectionism, the continued and increased disruption to supply chains, and inflation — all factors that are set to continue in 2024 and will give rise to dispute risks across different jurisdictions and sectors.

In an article published by Global Mining Review, Nabil Khodadad, Jonathan Roberts, and Ciara Ros discuss how to mitigate political risks in critical minerals projects.

International energy analysts record that the market size of key energy transition minerals has doubled in the last five years, reaching a staggering US$320 billion in 2022.