Mining Regulation • Dec 11, 2025
Australia Mining Regulation Under Scrutiny as Rinehart
Australia Mining Regulation faces criticism as Gina Rinehart says heavy compliance delays projects, raises costs, and weakens mining competitiveness.
Regulation Watch
Battery Metals • Dec 10, 2025
Greenland Mining Permit: EU-Backed Graphite Project
Greenland Mining Permit approved for the 30-year Amitsoq graphite project, boosting critical mineral supply and supporting Europe’s clean-energy and battery sectors.
Mining Regulation • Oct 30, 2025
Mali Mining Permits Cancelled Amid Sweeping
Mali annuls 90-plus mining exploration permits, marking a turning point for compliance and control In a decisive regulatory move, Mali has cancelled more than 90 mining…
Regulation Watch • Oct 24, 2025
Water Stewardship in mining: Becomes a Central
When a new gold mine is proposed in water-stressed West Africa, one of the first questions from regulators and communities is no longer “How much ore?”…
Asia Pacific • Oct 18, 2025
Russia Coal Crisis: Sanctions, Rail Chaos and a $2.8
The Russia coal crisis has become the country’s most severe mining downturn in thirty years — a collapse driven by sanctions, logistics gridlock, and global price…
Asia Pacific • Oct 9, 2025
India’s Mineral Exchange Revolution: IBM to
India has taken a decisive step toward modernizing its mineral economy. The Ministry of Mines has officially empowered the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) to register…
Base Metals • Oct 6, 2025
Indonesia Reallocates Seized Tin Assets to
PANGKALPINANG, Oct 6– In a high-stakes show of force, Indonesia’s Attorney General on Monday handed over six seized smelters, approximately 680 metric tons of refined tin,…
Latin America • Oct 1, 2025
Chile’s Alcaparrosa Sinkhole: Court Orders
TIERRA AMARILLA, Chile — Three years after a vast sinkhole tore open above the Alcaparrosa underground copper mine, Chilean regulators have turned a slow-moving environmental disaster…
Battery Metals • Sep 27, 2025
Congo’s Cobalt Reset: From Blanket Ban to
DAKAR, Sept. 27, 2025 — The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), source of nearly three-quarters of the world’s cobalt, will lift its eight-month export ban on…
Battery Metals • Aug 12, 2025
Inside the CATL Lithium Mine Halt: How a Licence Lapse
CATL Lithium Mine Closure Tightens Supply, Lifts Prices
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