Industry Guide 7
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What is SEC S-K 1300? The US Mining Disclosure Standard Explained
For decades, the United States was an outlier in the global mining industry. While Canada had NI 43-101 and Australia had the JORC Code — both internationally recognized standards requiring independent expert sign-off on mining disclosures — the US relied on a framework called Industry Guide 7 that dated back to 1982 and was widely…