同法は１９９９─２０１５年の鉱業規制を廃止し、国内・外国・国有・民間の企業またはコンソーシアムによる金および「戦略的鉱物」の採掘を認める。採掘権の付与期間は最長３０年だが、１０年単位で最大２回まで延長が可能だ。
同法によると、埋蔵鉱物は引き続き国家の所有物であり、紛争は仲裁によって解決される。また、生産した鉱物の価値の最大１３％に相当するロイヤルティー税と、一次採掘活動を行う企業に対する最大６％の税が新設される。
Vivian reports on politics and general news from Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. She is interested in reporting on how Venezuela’s long economic crisis, with its rampant inflation, has affected human rights, health and the Venezuelan people, among other topics. She previously worked for the Associated Press in Venezuela, Colombia, Cuba and Brazil.
Deisy reports on oil and energy and general news from Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. She is also interested in reporting on politics and the environment. Deisy has been working with Reuters in Caracas since 2001, where she started writing on violent anti-government protests, the death of Venezuela’s former President Hugo Chávez, and problems at state oil company PDVSA, among other topics. She loves animals like dogs and cats!
