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This study has been undertaken to
provide input to the Government of Kazakhstan on mineral
exploration policy. The purpose is to offer advice for
policy reform in the mineral sector. It examines best
practices in licencing and regulation for mineral
exploration. It will review common best practices which
pertain to mineral exploration on a world-wide basis. It
will also provide examples of countries which have
instituted best practices in their legislation and how that
has assisted in attracting foreign investment in the sector.
Countries which will be studied are Australia (Western
Australia), Chile, Sweden, Ghana and the Philippines. Other
countries are discussed to provide a necessary example of
the need for transparency, consistency and fairness. These
are Argentina and Mongolia. Information on each of these
countries is different depending upon the transparency of
information that is available. This study has attempted to
show how these countries have dealt with international
investment through policy and legislative initiatives.
