In recent years the Cuban government has sought to revive and strengthen its mining industry - making a push for foreign investment. In order to truly realise this goal the government ought to make amendments to the existing legal framework which currently allows for discretionary decision making on the part of government to pose a substantial risk to the foreign operator. A handful of amendments, largely focused around the right to mine and security of tenure, would significantly improve Cuba's current regulatory risk and would set the country on the right course for the revitalisation of this key economic sector.