Category Archives: Issue 8

Systematic Review on CSR Management for Sustainable Development

In January 2025, a systematic review published by Jaroensombut and colleagues examined how Corporate Social [...]

Reaffirming the Role of Innovative Governance for SLO

Recent academic research underscores that innovative governance—rooted in transparency, participation, and accountability—is essential for securing [...]

Quantitative Stakeholder Analysis with Discrete‑Choice Methods

In recent years, scholars have introduced discrete choice experiments (DCEs) as a rigorous, quantitative approach [...]

Conceptualizing Social License to Operate

In recent academic literature, the concept of Social License to Operate (SLO) has been redefined [...]

Zambia Reactivates Digital Mining Cadastre

During the week of June 16–22, 2025, Zambia’s Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development officially [...]

Mali’s Barrick Mine Awaiting Permit Renewal

On June 16, 2025, a Malian court placed Barrick Gold’s Loulo–Gounkoto complex under six months [...]

Greenland grants a 30-year exploitation license

On June 19, 2025, Greenland approved a 30-year exploitation license for the Malmbjerg project, operated [...]

U.S. deep-sea mining license application by The Metals Company

In a major step for U.S. mineral strategy, The Metals Company (TMC USA) submitted the [...]

Ecuador reopens its mining concession registry

Ecuador has begun reopening its National Mining Cadastre, which had been closed since January 2018 [...]

Extended temporary permits for informal miners via REINFO

Peru’s Congress extended the REINFO program until June 30, 2025, with the option for further [...]