Monthly Archives: December 2025

Constructing Social License Through Cooperation: Lessons from Developing-Market Mining

Mining, Livelihoods, and Territorial Legitimacy in the Andes

Managing Expectations at Discovery: Power, Legitimacy, and Early-Stage License to Operate

Zimbabwe: Caledonia’s Bilboes Project — From Feasibility to Social & Regulatory Engagement

Kenya: Shanta Gold and Kakamega — Early-Stage Community Engagement After a Major Discovery

Peru: Formal Mining Employment Reaches Historic High — Jobs as a Pillar of Social Legitimacy

Peru: Pataz — “Operation Martillo II” Targets Illegal Mining Networks Under State of Emergency

Peru: Congress Moves to Debate REINFO Extension — Formalization at the Center of Social License Risk

Peru: Las Bambas and the Community of Tuntuma Move Toward a Renewed Cooperation Framework

Africa: Long-Term Refined-Products Demand to 2050 — Infrastructure and Processing Capacity Come into Focus