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issue 14

Social License to Operate in Mining: Present Views and Future Trends
July 25, 2025
Anticipating Social and Community Impacts of Deep‑Sea Mining
July 25, 2025
Strategies to Gain a Social License to Operate in the Mining Industry
July 25, 2025
The Context in Mining Projects Influences the CSR Strategy to Earn a Social License to Operate: A Case Study in Peru
July 25, 2025
Social License to Operate in the Mining Industry: The Case of Peru
July 25, 2025
Earning a Social License to Operate in Mining: A Case Study from Peru
July 25, 2025
Regulators Tighten Oversight into US Deep-Sea Licensing
July 25, 2025
Greenland Seeks Western Investment to Avoid Chinese Control
July 25, 2025
Alberta Coal Policy Reopened Without Consultation
July 25, 2025
Colombia: Quebradona Copper Dispute
July 25, 2025
Peru: Copper Transport Blockade (July 2025)
July 25, 2025
Peru’s Copper Protests Reveal Gaps in Social Engagement Policy Frameworks
July 25, 2025
Decentralized Resilience: Puerto Rico’s Virtual Power Plant Expands to 3 million People
July 25, 2025
India Advances Energy Security with 5 GW Solar Plant in Greater Noida
July 25, 2025
MIGA Launches Support for 100+ Energy Projects Across Africa
July 25, 2025
Wind Power Expansion in Argentina Moves Ahead—Community Trust Key to Success
July 25, 2025
Clean Energy for Copper: Zelestra’s $1B Investment Advances Peru’s Green Mining Agenda
July 25, 2025
India negotiates with Peru and Chile for copper
July 25, 2025
When Export Policy Becomes Geopolitics: The Antimony and Germanium Dilemma
July 25, 2025
DRC Lithium Tensions Highlight Risks Without Local Legitimacy
July 25, 2025
Peru Approves 13 New Mineral Exploration Projects in July 2025
July 25, 2025
Major share price surge following U.S. graphite tariffs
July 21, 2025

issue 13

PERU: Peru Scores Moderately on Transparency in Extractives
July 22, 2025
PERU: MMG & Hudbay Warn of Production Risk Amid Informal Miner Protests
July 22, 2025
MOZAMBIQUE: Mozambique Clears Path for $20 B LNG Project
July 22, 2025
SAUDI: Saudi ACWA Power Leads $8.3 B Renewables Investment
July 22, 2025
UK: UK Secures $10 B Clean-Energy Deal with Sumitomo
July 22, 2025
BRAZIL/CHINA: Brazil–China Study Transcontinental Railway via Chancay
July 22, 2025
INDIA: India Eyes Domestic Rare-Earth Magnet Production
July 22, 2025
AFRICA: Africa Prioritizes Processing for Local Value
July 22, 2025
UNITED STATES: U.S. Mine Developer Capitalizes on Permitting Push
July 22, 2025
UNITED STATES: U.S. Pentagons Invests in Rare-Earth Supply Chain
July 22, 2025
PERU: Informal miners block key copper transport routes
July 22, 2025
PERU: Central bank warns of mining protests slowing GDP growth
July 22, 2025
AFRICA: Assertive African States and Mining SLO
July 8, 2025
AFRICA: Africa Tightens Control Over Critical Minerals
July 8, 2025
MOZAMBIQUE: Syrah Resources Restarts Balama Graphite Operation After Eight-Month Closure
May 15, 2025
PERU: Building Social License through EITI: Peru’s Regional Engagement Experience
July 22, 2024
LATIN AMERICA / CARIBBEAN: Responsible Business Conduct in the Extractive and Minerals Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean” (OECD, 2022)
July 22, 2022
GENERAL: Social License to Operate in Mining: Present Views and Future Trends” by Konstantinos Komnitsas (2020)
June 6, 2022
PERU: Earning a Social License to Operate in Mining: A Case Study from Peru” by Cesar Saenz (2019)
December 1, 2019
GENERAL: The Social License to Operate: A Critical Review” by Moffat, Lacey, Zhang & Leipold (2015)General
July 22, 2016

issue 12

GENERAL: Systematic Review: Stakeholder Roles in Mining CSR (2025)
July 22, 2025
GENERAL: Framework for Gaining & Maintaining Social License (2023)
July 22, 2025
EUROPEAN UNION: SLO Institutional Foundations and Stakeholder Theory
July 22, 2025
PERU: Case Study: Social License in Peruvian Mining (2020)
July 21, 2025
GENERAL: MIT Thesis: Sustainable Critical Mineral Supply Chains (2024)
July 21, 2025
UK: UK Energy Networks Plan Faces Public Engagement Challenge
July 21, 2025
UNITED STATES: Critical Minerals Drive Infrastructure Investment
July 21, 2025
GENERAL: Global Push for Responsible Critical Mineral Supply Chains
July 21, 2025
GENERAL: Modern Mining Emphasizes Social License and Community Partnerships
July 21, 2025
PERU: Illegal and Informal Copper Mining Risks Production Targets
July 21, 2025
U.S. Northeast Eyes Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion
July 21, 2025
GOMA: Solar Minigrid Lights Up Goma, Sets Example for Africa
July 21, 2025
UK Network Upgrades May Raise Household Energy Bills
July 21, 2025
CHINA/U.S.: Clean Energy Investment to Surpass Fossil Fuel for First Time
July 21, 2025
EU Prepares to Stockpile Critical Minerals
July 21, 2025
QUAD: Quad Announces Critical Minerals Cooperation
July 21, 2025
AUSTRALIA: Glencore Warns of Smelter Crisis in Australia
July 21, 2025
PERU: Peru Expects Modest Copper Production Increase Despite Risks
July 21, 2025
PERU: Communities Confront State Failures as Mercury Crisis Undermines Trust
July 21, 2025
PERU: Illegal Mining Becomes Political Force in Peru
July 21, 2025
PERU: Balancing Enforcement and Stability: Peru Purges Non-Compliant Miners
July 21, 2025

issue 9

Societal vs Site-Level Social License in Mining
June 29, 2025
CSR as Signal in M&A Transactions
June 29, 2025
CSR’s Micro foundations in Decision-Making
June 29, 2025
Inside the Mind of Stakeholders: Conceptual Foundations of Social License to Operate
June 29, 2025
Protest-Driven Halt of Lamu Coal Plant
June 29, 2025
South Africa Secures $1.5B Loan with Social License Conditions Attached
June 29, 2025
Peru’s Extractive Sector Receives Mixed EITI Review, Urged to Strengthen Civic Engagement
June 29, 2025
Social License or Legal Permits? Canada’s Resource Development Crossroads
June 29, 2025
Social License Recognized as Essential Pillar in Sustainable Development
June 29, 2025
Peru Faces Crossroads on Informal Mining and Copper Industry Legitimacy
June 29, 2025
From Contamination to Conflict: Peru Confronts Social License Challenges in the Amazon
June 29, 2025
Balancing Energy Security and Emissions: Northeast Gas Expansion Moves Forward
June 29, 2025
Battery Milestone: SMUD and DESRI Partner on Long-Duration Storage in Sacramento
June 29, 2025
UK Withdraws Backing from $33 Billion Morocco–UK Power Cable
June 29, 2025
New Era for Nuclear: World Bank and IAEA Collaborate on Clean Energy Expansion
June 29, 2025
World Bank Commits $1 Billion to Rebuild Middle East Infrastructure
June 29, 2025
Securing Supply Chains: Indonesia Proposes Joint Critical Minerals Investment
June 29, 2025
Securing America’s Mineral Future: Congress Debates Rare Earth Strategy
June 29, 2025
India Targets Copper Security to Safeguard License to Operate
June 29, 2025
Building Bridges: Milicic Showcases Mining Commitment in Lima
June 29, 2025
June 2025: Illegal Mining Crisis Challenges Peru’s Copper Industry
June 29, 2025

issue 8

Systematic Review on CSR Management for Sustainable Development
June 22, 2025
Reaffirming the Role of Innovative Governance for SLO
June 22, 2025
Quantitative Stakeholder Analysis with Discrete‑Choice Methods
June 22, 2025
Conceptualizing Social License to Operate
June 22, 2025
Zambia Reactivates Digital Mining Cadastre
June 22, 2025
Mali’s Barrick Mine Awaiting Permit Renewal
June 22, 2025
Greenland grants a 30-year exploitation license
June 22, 2025
U.S. deep-sea mining license application by The Metals Company
June 22, 2025
Ecuador reopens its mining concession registry
June 22, 2025
Extended temporary permits for informal miners via REINFO
June 22, 2025
Mining operations restart in violence-hit Pataz region
June 22, 2025
ICSID raises award to Enagás over cancelled gas pipeline
June 22, 2025
$1.58 B highway PPP awarded next month
June 22, 2025
Australian gas discovery eases east-coast supply concerns
June 22, 2025
$3.2B Houston-area power grid upgrades by CenterPoint Energy
June 22, 2025
Britain’s Crown Estate to invest £400M in offshore wind
June 22, 2025
From Escalation to Restraint: Oil Market Reacts to De-escalation in the Gulf
June 22, 2025
EU needs rare earths strategic reserves against China threat, commissioner tells paper
June 22, 2025
G7 & strategic coordination
June 22, 2025
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A Risk Analysis of Australia’s Rare Earth Supply Chain Strategy and its Implications for National Security
June 22, 2025
Peru: Mining investment exceeded US$1.443 billion between Jan and Apr 2025
June 22, 2025
Peru to showcase mining projects portfolio worth US$64.071 billion at IMARC
June 22, 2025

issue 7

From Tweets to Insights: Social Opinion Mining on CSR
June 17, 2025
Stakeholders and CSR in Mining: Systematic Review (2018–2025)
June 15, 2025
From Tweets to Insights: Social Opinion Mining on CSR
June 15, 2025
What Procedures Matter to Social Acceptance of Mining? A Conjoint Experiment in Peru
June 15, 2025
Mining as Sustainable Development: Social License vs. State License
June 15, 2025
South Africa Field Research: Engagement in Mine Closure Context
June 15, 2025
Australia Case Study: ‘Social License’ Discourse in Mining Reports
June 15, 2025
Quantitative Stakeholder Model: Discrete Choice Experiments (DCE)
June 15, 2025
EU-Centric Framework: SLO Models for “Mine-of-the-Future”
June 15, 2025
New Theory: Social License to Automate in Mining
June 15, 2025
Mali Hearing Over Barrick’s Loulo-Gounkoto Gold Complex Signals LTO Strain
June 15, 2025
Indonesia Revokes Nickel Permits After Environmental and Social Backlash
June 15, 2025
High Court Appeal Revives Stakeholder Role in Northern Territorian Orchard Project
June 15, 2025
Guatemala’s Escobal Mine Revived Calls for Indigenous Consent
June 15, 2025
Element79 Leverages MAPE Reform to Strengthen Social License for Lucero
June 15, 2025
Peru: Chipispaya Community Renews Access for Tier One’s Exploration Work
June 15, 2025
IDB Unveils Green Loans Plan to Unlock Climate Finance
June 15, 2025
$636M Investment to Strengthen New York’s Electrification Backbone
June 15, 2025
UK Commits £17.8B to Sizewell C Nuclear Power Expansion
June 15, 2025
Malaysia Commits $10 Billion to National Grid Modernization
June 15, 2025
U.S. Boosts Critical Mineral Independence with Mountain Pass Project
June 15, 2025
Joint Australia–Japan Project Aims to Diversify Critical Minerals Supply Chains
June 15, 2025
Critical Minerals or Clean Standards? EU Faces Policy Crossroads on Mining Regulation
June 15, 2025
Angola–DRC–Zambia Trade Route Gets $320M Upgrade for Mineral Transit
June 15, 2025
New Lithium Policy Signals Shift in Zimbabwe’s Mining Strategy
June 15, 2025
Australian Critical Minerals Expands into Peru to Strengthen Global Supply Chains
June 15, 2025
Cobreorco Sets Benchmark in Peru with EIS Approval and Community Engagement
June 15, 2025
What Procedures Matter to Social Acceptance of Mining? A Conjoint Experiment in Peru
June 15, 2025
Quantitative Stakeholder Model: Discrete Choice Experiments (DCE)
June 15, 2025
Australia Case Study: ‘Social License’ Discourse in Mining Reports
June 15, 2025

issue 6

Evolving Models of Community Engagement in Peru´s mining sector
June 9, 2025
Evolving Models of Community Engagement in Peru´s mining sector
June 8, 2025
Identifying an Academic Gap in Southeast Asian Mining Contexts
June 8, 2025
Applying Procedural Justice in NIMBY Infrastructure Projects
June 8, 2025
Rethinking the Social License to Operate Concept
June 8, 2025
Africa’s Mining Sector Turns to Digital Platforms to Secure Social License to Operate
June 8, 2025
Peru Eyes $4.8B in Mining Investment Amid Security Clampdowns
June 8, 2025
Wind Energy Projects in La Guajira Stall Over Social License Issues
June 8, 2025
Peru Reinstates Nazca Lines Protection Amid Mining Pressures
June 8, 2025
Colombia Tackles Illegal Gold Mining with New Tracking Measures
June 8, 2025
Indonesia’s Nickel Rush Threatens Biodiversity in Raja Ampat
June 8, 2025
Africa Energy Forum Heads to Cape Town with Green Agenda
June 8, 2025
Mauritania Advances Energy Infrastructure Modernization
June 8, 2025
Global Energy Investment Set to Hit $3.3 Trillion
June 8, 2025
Australia Sees Surge in Rare Earth Inquiries
June 8, 2025
Canada: Highland Critical Minerals Launches Lithium Exploration in Ontario
June 8, 2025
U.S. President Trump and China’s Xi Agree to Restart Rare Earth Flows
June 8, 2025
Peru Reopens Mine Operations in Violence-Hit Pataz
June 8, 2025
Peru Projected to Receive Up to $4.8 Billion in Mining Investment
June 8, 2025
Applying Procedural Justice in NIMBY Infrastructure Projects
June 8, 2025
Identifying an Academic Gap in Southeast Asian Mining Contexts
June 8, 2025

issue 5

South Africa: CSR as a Driver of Financial Performance
June 2, 2025
South Africa: CSR as a Driver of Financial Performance
June 1, 2025
Peru: Linking CSR to Social License in Mining
June 1, 2025
Transdisciplinary Research and Stakeholder Collaboration
June 1, 2025
Exploring Procedural Justice in Stakeholder Engagement
June 1, 2025
Quantifying Social License Through the Social License Graph (SLG)
June 1, 2025
Centralization of Small-Scale Mining Oversight
June 1, 2025
Southern Copper’s $1.4B Tía María Project Delayed by Ongoing Social Unrest in Peru
June 1, 2025
S-RM Discusses ESG and Social License
June 1, 2025
British Columbia Launches Economic Strategy for Golden Triangle Mining Region
June 1, 2025
From Conflict to Co-Management: Rio Tinto Signs Agreement with PKKP
June 1, 2025
AEMO Warns of Transmission Cost Blowouts
June 1, 2025
NSW Accelerates Renewable Energy Projects
June 1, 2025
Kayne Anderson Announces June Distribution
June 1, 2025
Ioneer Quadruples Rhyolite Ridge Reserves, Extends Mine Life to 95 Years
June 1, 2025
Australia Proposes Critical Minerals Accord and Infrastructure Investment Deal with U.S
June 1, 2025
Australia–India Trade Talks Target Critical Minerals and Strategic Investments
June 1, 2025
Cerro de Pasco Transforms Historic Mining Waste
June 1, 2025
U.S.-China Trade Tensions Escalate Over Critical Minerals
June 1, 2025
Transdisciplinary Research and Stakeholder Collaboration
June 1, 2025
Peru: Linking CSR to Social License in Mining
June 1, 2025

issue 4

BU Study Warns U.S. Energy Transition Is Undermined by Infrastructure Gaps
May 26, 2025
Expert Emphasizes Canada’s Strategic Role in U.S. Critical Minerals Supply Chain
May 25, 2025
University of Sydney Hosts Global Forum on Critical Minerals Policy
May 25, 2025
Boston University Study Highlights Energy Infrastructure Risks
May 25, 2025
University of Sydney Hosts Critical Minerals Forum
May 25, 2025
Expert Highlights Canada’s Role in U.S. Critical Minerals Strategy
May 25, 2025
IEA Releases Global Critical Minerals Outlook 2025
May 25, 2025
Critical Minerals Research Lab Applications Open
May 25, 2025
Atlantic Council Launches Roadmap for U.S.–Africa Critical Minerals Cooperation
May 25, 2025
Tía María Copper Project Moves Forward Amid Ongoing Social License Concerns
May 25, 2025
U.S. Lawmakers Warn Over Delays to Northern Ireland Gold Mine
May 25, 2025
New Zealand’s Mining Expansion Faces Backlash
May 25, 2025
Guinea Revokes 51 Mining Licenses to Enforce Sector Compliance
May 25, 2025
Wandoan Wind Energy Project Approved
May 25, 2025
Queensland Rejects $1B Wind Farm Project
May 25, 2025
AM Green and Port of Rotterdam Sign Green Energy Pact
May 25, 2025
Peru: Government Establishes Fund to Support Small-Scale and Artisanal Miners
May 25, 2025
Argentina: Approval of $2.5 Billion Rio Tinto Lithium Project Under New Investment Regime
May 25, 2025
Giant Mining Advances Majuba Hill Project
May 25, 2025
Trump Administration Evaluates Seabed Mining Leases
May 25, 2025
U.S. Battery Maker Clarios to Build $1B Critical Minerals Plant
May 25, 2025

issue 3

Cobalt Holdings Launches $230M IPO to Absorb Global Surplus
June 15, 2025
Brazil Launches Landmark In-Situ Trial for Rare Earth Mining
May 18, 2025
MP Materials and Saudi Arabia’s Ma’aden Launch Strategic REE Partnership
May 18, 2025
OECD-NEA Advances Dialogue on Stakeholder Engagement in Nuclear Decision-Making
May 18, 2025
Ramboll Group Underscores the Strategic Value of the Social License to Operate
May 18, 2025
Techno-Economic, Environmental and Social Assessment: A Holistic Framework for Sustainable Energy Transitions
May 18, 2025
India Hosts ‘Prism 2025’ Seminar on Sustainable Mining Innovation
May 18, 2025
From Acceptance to Equity: The Evolving Meaning of Social License in 2025
May 18, 2025
Queensland Introduces Stricter Regulations for Renewable Energy Projects
May 18, 2025
Guinea Revokes 51 Mining Licenses Amid Compliance Crackdown
May 18, 2025
South Africa Faces Outcry as Stilfontein Mine Tragedy Unfolds
May 18, 2025
Peru’s Illegal Gold Mining Crisis Intensifies Amid Latest Wave of Violence
May 18, 2025
Kerrville Public Utility Board Plans $183.4 Million Power Plant
May 18, 2025
Five Point Infrastructure Invests $1 Billion in Data Center Development
May 18, 2025
Southern California Edison Submits $6.2 Billion Wildfire Mitigation Plan
May 18, 2025
U.S. Geological Survey Funds Critical Minerals Research in Mine Waste
May 18, 2025
Cobalt Holdings Plans £174 Million London Stock Market Float
May 18, 2025
U.S. and Saudi Arabia Collaborate on Rare Earths Supply Chain
May 18, 2025