Regulation Watch

Mining Operations • Feb 20, 2023

Rio Tinto Lost Nuclear Gauge: Safety Review

One of the biggest mining firms in the world, Rio Tinto, has apologized publicly for missing a nuclear density gauge that resulted in a safety alert…

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) • Feb 6, 2023

New Regulations Announced by OSMRE

It has been announced that the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) will be enforcing new laws designed to encourage sustainable mining operations. This…

Iron Ore • Feb 1, 2023

Caesium-137: Australian authorities have found

A potentially hazardous situation has arisen in the Australian Outback, where a radioactive capsule fell off a truck and has been missing for the last two…

Asia Pacific • Nov 28, 2022

Indonesia To Appeal Against WTO Ruling On

Indonesia had implemented a nickel ore export ban in 2020 in order to help its own sector. The country is expected to file an “unwinnable” appeal…

Copper • Oct 11, 2022

Possible Government Intervention at New Copper

Anglo American expressed concern about possible delays at its new Quellaveco mine in the Peruvian Andes on October 7, 2022. The development came after the Peruvian…

Base Metals • Sep 7, 2022

London Metal Exchange (LME) suspends Russian nickel

On August 16, the London Metal Exchange or LME banned any Russian nickel from their warehouses in the United Kingdom that had been exported after July…

Mining Equipment • Jul 11, 2022

Caterpillar Keeps Russia Business Amid Sanctions

The threat of continued sanctions by the European Union has forced USA-based multinational machinery manufacturer Caterpillar to suspend business with Russia in the wake of the…

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) • Mar 1, 2022

Skillings Mining Review March 2022

The Skillings Mining Review March 2022 edition puts a spotlight on the pressing issue of environmental damage caused by unethical sand mining. Our cover story, “Environmental…

Battery Metals • Feb 16, 2022

Talon is part of a larger consortium of miners

"Not in My Backyard" arguments abound in the Twin Metals mining debate near Ely, Minnesota. There are environmental concerns, but advocates point to the hundreds of…

Copper • Feb 1, 2022

Biden administration rejected Twin Metals two

If two federal mining licenses are withdrawn, its ambitions to create an underground copper, nickel, and precious metal mine in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness…