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Resource Nationalism in Mining Metals November 2014
Resource Nationalism in Mining Metals November 2014
EY key contact Mineral-rich countries are ensuring they are extracting sufficient economic rent for the rights of
mining companies to exploit their resources. Each month, countries announce increases, or intended
increases, to resource revenues via taxes, royalties, beneficiation or state ownership. Yet at the same
time, we are now increasingly seeing countries change their laws to encourage mining investment.
EYs mining and metals-focused monthly update summarizes these legislative and taxation changes by
country, to help you better manage the implications of resource nationalism for your business.
Andy Miller
Global Mining & Metals Recent developments by type of resource nationalism
Tax Leader
+ 1 314 290 1205 Increases in taxes and royalties
andy.miller@ey.com Chile China Kenya Zambia
Government ownership
South Africa
Indonesia
Mining reform
Commodities impacted
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Indonesia Local Kenyan authorities on the coast plan to introduce new
taxes on mining and oil exploration to support development of
Vale is the first major foreign company to complete a contract social and economic infrastructure. These coastal counties want
renegotiation with the Indonesian Government. Over the past more revenue from the exploitation of resources in their regions
three years, the Government has been seeking to renegotiate for service improvements and job creation. The central
old, specifically tailored contracts to bring these more in line government is concerned about the proposal, saying it will scare
with the 2009 Mining Law. The contract renegotiations covered away investors. Mining Minister Najib Balala has already
six themes: divestment of shares to domestic entities, higher presented a new mining bill to Parliament, seeking to increase
royalties, reduction in concession sizes, processing of domestic royalties to give the state a greater share in profits from the
minerals and use of local goods and services. Vale has signed a sector.10
revised nickel-mining contract with Indonesia, which will
South Africa
increase maximum royalties, cut landholdings and require its
Indonesian unit to sell another 20% of its shares to local South Africa's mines minister, Ngoako Ramatlhodi, said the
investors. Royalties were increased from 0.6%0.7% to 2%3%. country is considering declaring certain minerals, such as coal
Vale must also sell a further 20% of Vale Indonesia to local and iron ore, as "strategic" for the country. This action is
investors in addition to the 20% that has already been sold. The provided for under the mineral bill now before the president. If
company has plans to invest US$4b in Indonesian smelters and the bill is signed into law, it will give the minister the ability to
possibly a further $2b to increase smelting capacity on declare certain minerals to be strategic for the purpose of
Sulawesi. In addition, the new agreement cuts the area of Vale's industrialization in South Africa.11
mineral rights by 38%.6,
South African mining magnate Bridgette Radebe has asked
President Jacob Zuma not to sign the Minerals and Petroleum
In the coal sector, the Indonesian Government is planning to
Resources Development Act Amendment Bill into law. Among
develop its downstream coal industry in order to enhance the
other issues, Radebe believes there were loopholes in the bill
potential value-adds for coal. The Government is revising the
that needed to be closed. Additionally, the mining charter had
regulation (PP) No. 23 of 2010 on the downstream coal industry
not yet been aligned with the trade and industry department's
with a change to be issued soon. Under the draft regulation of
black economic empowerment (BEE) codes of good practice.
the PP No. 23/2010, there will be four forms of downstream
Zuma has said he is awaiting a reply from National Assembly
coal products: coal products with higher calorific value, coal
Speaker Baleka Mbete before deciding whether to sign the bill
gas, liquid coal and coal in the form of slurry used for small
into law.12
power plants. The objective is to incentivize greater investment
in the downstream coal industry.7 South Korea
The Indonesian Government is considering tin output limits and In South Korea, there is talk of a possible cut in the countrys
export quotas to provide support to prices at 14-year lows. Coal coal import tax. Generators are seeking an improved rate for
and minerals Director General Sukhyar has highlighted a study 3,800kc NAR (net as received) product, which has been
that showed capping output at 35,000t45,000t this year would disadvantaged by the two-tier flat-rate tax system adopted on 1
help raise prices.8 July.
Kazakhstan The tax is US$16.20/t for product below 5,000kc NAR and
US$18.20/t for product above. This pushes generators to opt
Kazakhstan is in the process of developing new rules to make for higher values within each bracket to extract the best value
mining investment easier. The country is looking to drive growth and, as such, demand is concentrated into 4,800kc5,000kc
by drawing in overseas investors and selling assets. A draft NAR and 5,800kc6,100kc NAR. A rate reduction of US$2/t for
subsoil law, to be submitted to the Government by the end of 3,800kc NAR would be enough to get the Korean generators to
the year, may be adopted by Parliament in the first half of buy such material again.13
2015. Kazakhstan plans to award 50 to 100 mining-exploration
licenses starting next year, after it brings in the new law.9
Kenya
6
"Vale's new deal with Indonesia underlines government commitment to obtain
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better terms from foreign firms," IHS Global Insight Daily Analysis, 6 October "Plans for new local mining taxes angers Kenya central government," Reuters
2014; "Indonesia raises Vale nickel royalty, forces share sale," Reuters News, 17 News, 15 October 2014.
October 2014. 11
"S Africa considers declaring certain minerals as 'strategic'," Reuters News, 14
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"Indonesia to develop downstream coal industry," Antara News, 7 October 2014. October 2014.
8 12
"Indonesia mulls tin output limits, export quotas: govt official," Reuters News, 14 "Zuma must not sign mining Bill Bridgette Radebe," Mining Weekly, 16 October
October 2014. 2014.
9 13
"Kazakhs to Award Up to 100 Mine Licenses as Industry Rules Eased," "Korean eyes on lower c.v. tax cut," IHS Energy McCloskey Coal Report, 3
Bloomberg.com, 17 October 2014. October 2014.
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Zambia
However, the country may back away from the 20% royalty rate
on open-pit mining. Barrick Gold believes that the Government
realizes that the numbers they have imposed will be very
challenging for the industry."16
14
"Zambia considers simpler tax for miners as VAT row simmers source,"
Reuters News, 6 October 2014; "Glencore unit suspends Zambia copper projects
over tax row," Reuters News, 1 October 2014.
15
"Zambia to change mining tax, lift underground royalty to 8%," Reuters News,
10 October 2014.
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Zambia may be backing off steeper mine royalty rates Barrick, Reuters
News, 30 October 2014.
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