Monthly Archives: June 2025

South Africa Field Research: Engagement in Mine Closure Context

A May 2025 study of South Africa’s Barberton gold district found that while stakeholder forums [...]

Australia Case Study: ā€˜Social License’ Discourse in Mining Reports

A recent study analyzing 18 sustainability reports from top Australian mining firms—like BHP, Rio Tinto, [...]

Quantitative Stakeholder Model: Discrete Choice Experiments (DCE)

In May–June 2025, a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC), [...]

EU-Centric Framework: SLO Models for ā€œMine-of-the-Futureā€

In June 2025, the European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA), in collaboration with universities in Sweden, [...]

New Theory: Social License to Automate in Mining

In May 2025, researchers from the University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute published a working [...]

Mali Hearing Over Barrick’s Loulo-Gounkoto Gold Complex Signals LTO Strain

On June 12, 2025, Mali’s Commercial Court extended deliberations over appointing a provisional administrator to [...]

Indonesia Revokes Nickel Permits After Environmental and Social Backlash

On June 10, 2025, Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources revoked four nickel exploration [...]

High Court Appeal Revives Stakeholder Role in Northern Territorian Orchard Project

On June 11, 2025, the Central Land Council (CLC) in Australia confirmed its plans to [...]

Guatemala’s Escobal Mine Revived Calls for Indigenous Consent

On June 14, 2025, Guatemala’s Indigenous Xinka Parliament reaffirmed its rejection of the Escobal silver [...]

Element79 Leverages MAPE Reform to Strengthen Social License for Lucero

On June 11, 2025, Element79 Gold Corp., through its affiliate GAE Peru, formally requested oversight [...]