# Mining Guide 2026 – Cescon Barrieu

> Mining Guide 2026 is a legal and investment overview of mining in Brazil, plus Angola, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Mozambique, Peru, Poland, Portugal and Timor-Leste. It presents an overview, trends, perspectives and opportunities across key mining jurisdictions, covering topics such as access to mining titles, tailings and waste rock management, environmental licensing, taxes and royalties, critical and strategic minerals, investment mechanisms and financing of mining projects. Published in August 2026 in English by Cescon Barrieu – Centro de Inteligência Jurídica (Brazil), with contributions from international law firms.

The guide is a single web page. Every chapter below is a section of that page, identified by an anchor (#id), and the full text of all chapters is contained in the HTML of the main URL. Chapters are not separate pages.

Guide details: language English; type whitepaper / legal report; author and publisher Cescon Barrieu; main URL https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/

## Main document

- [Mining Guide 2026 – full guide](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/): All chapters on one page – Brazil (chapters 01–09) and the Angola, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Mozambique, Peru, Poland, Portugal and Timor-Leste sections.

## Brazil

- [Chapter 01: Introduction](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#intro)
- [Chapter 02: Legal framework and foreign investments in Brazil](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#legal)
- [Chapter 03: The Brazilian mineral exploration and mining industry](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#industry)
- [Chapter 04: Mining Rights Acquisition Process](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#rights)
- [Chapter 05: Tailing dams safety in Brazil](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#dams)
- [Chapter 06: Taxes, royalties and incentives in Brazil](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#taxes)
- [Chapter 07: Environmental law in Brazil](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#environmental)
- [Chapter 08: Brazilian mineral exploration and mining companies on the B3](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#b3)
- [Chapter 09: Setting up a mining company in Brazil](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#setup)

## Angola

- [Angola: Access to Mining Titles](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#ang-1)
- [Angola: Management of Tailings and Waste Rock](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#ang-2)
- [Angola: Environmental Licensing and Socio-environmental Aspects](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#ang-3)
- [Angola: Investment Mechanisms and Standard Mining Contracts](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#ang-4)
- [Angola: Critical and Strategic Minerals and Special Regimes](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#ang-5)
- [Angola: Financing of Mining Projects and Capital Markets](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#ang-6)
- [Angola: Outlook and Recent Developments](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#ang-7)

## Argentina

- [Argentina: Access to Mining Titles](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#argentina-titles)
- [Argentina: Argentina's Investment Framework for Large Investments](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#argentina-rigi)
- [Argentina: Critical and Strategic Minerals and Special Regimes](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#argentina-strategic)
- [Argentina: Environmental Licensing and Socio-Environmental Aspects of Argentine Mining](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#argentina-environmental)
- [Argentina: Promotional Regimes Applicable to Argentine Mining Projects](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#argentina-promotional)
- [Argentina: Opportunities for Goods and Services Providers](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#argentina-opportunities)

## Canada

- [Canada: Critical and Strategic Minerals in Canada](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#canada-overview)
- [Canada: Beyond Debt and Equity - The Rise of Alternative Mine Financing Structures](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#alternative-financing)
- [Canada: Why Canadian Equity Capital Markets Matter to Latin American Mining](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#canada-equity)

## Chile

- [Chile: Access to Mining Titles](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#chi-1)
- [Chile: Environmental Licensing and Socio-environmental Aspects](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#chi-2)
- [Chile: Investment Mechanisms and Standard Mining Contracts](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#chi-3)

## Mozambique

- [Mozambique: Access to Mining Titles](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#moz-1)
- [Mozambique: Management of Tailings and Waste Rock](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#moz-2)
- [Mozambique: Environmental Licensing and Socio-environmental Aspects](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#moz-3)
- [Mozambique: Investment Mechanisms and Standard Mining Contracts](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#moz-4)
- [Mozambique: Critical and Strategic Minerals and Special Regimes](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#moz-5)
- [Mozambique: Financing of Mining Projects and Capital Markets](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#moz-6)

## Peru

- [Peru: An Open Door: Peru's Regulatory Approach to Critical and Strategic Minerals](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#peru-critical)
- [Peru: Mining Project Finance and Capital Markets](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#peru-finance)
- [Peru: The need to allow Prior Consultation and Environmental Assessment go in parallel in the Peruvian Mining Sector](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#peru-consultation)
- [Peru: Tailings and Waste Rock Management](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#peru-tailings)

## Poland

- [Poland: Access to Mining Titles](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#pol-1)
- [Poland: Environmental Licensing and Socio-environmental Aspects](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#pol-2)
- [Poland: Investment Mechanisms and Financing of Mining Projects](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#pol-3)

## Portugal

- [Portugal: Access to Mining Titles](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#por-1)
- [Portugal: Management of Tailings and Waste Rock](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#por-2)
- [Portugal: Environmental Licensing and Socio-environmental Aspects](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#por-3)
- [Portugal: Investment Mechanisms and Standard Mining Contracts](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#por-4)
- [Portugal: Critical and Strategic Minerals](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#por-5)
- [Portugal: Financing of Mining Projects and Capital Markets](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#por-6)

## Timor-Leste

- [Timor-Leste: Access to Mining Titles](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#tim-1)
- [Timor-Leste: Management of Tailings and Waste Rock](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#tim-2)
- [Timor-Leste: Environmental Licensing and Socio-environmental Aspects](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#tim-3)
- [Timor-Leste: Investment Mechanisms and Standard Mining Contracts](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#tim-4)
- [Timor-Leste: Critical and Strategic Minerals](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#tim-5)
- [Timor-Leste: Financing of Mining Projects and Capital Markets](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#tim-6)
- [Timor-Leste: Dispute Resolution and Foreign Investment Protection](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#tim-7)

## About the guide

- [Past editions](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#archives)
- [Mining Partners](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#guia-contato)
- [International Contributors](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/mining-guide-2026/#contributors)

## Contributors

International contributing law firms named in the guide: Vieira de Almeida (VdA); Mitrani Caballero; Beretta Godoy; Nicholson y Cano; Estudio O'Farrell; Aird & Berlis; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP; McCarthy Tétrault; Dentons; Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados; Estudio Rodrigo; Hernández & CIA; SSW Spaczynski, Szczepaniak, Wickel, Gozdziowska sp.k.

## Optional

- [Cescon Barrieu – Centro de Inteligência Jurídica (website, Portuguese)](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/): Main site of the Brazilian law firm that publishes the guide.
- [Cescon Barrieu (website, English)](https://cesconbarrieu.com.br/en/): English version of the main site.