Written in the 1970s (or possibly the late 1960s) under (we suspect) heavy US influence, the law of the Dominican Republic is a strong model for development. Aside from the discretionary nature of the ultimate mining concession award, which is the Achilles heel of the legislation (and may prove to haunt those who ignore it), all of its other parts support development and help to ensure the retention of just rewards from the making of a discovery.