This is part two in a three part series of legal briefings aimed at explaining the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's new mineral regulatory regime to prospective investors in the Kingdom. This briefing focuses on sustainability. Read more

Our cities of the future need to be cleaner, greener and technologically superior. This will rely heavily on mined natural resources, and has already set in motion a transformation of the sector as we know it. This article is part of our Future Cities Series, where our experts explore the pressures facing our cities in the post-Covid era and map out the key issues and industry themes in re-thinking urban life. Read more

The recent decision of Justice Bromberg in Sharma v Minister for the Environment [2021] FCA 560 found that a novel duty of care is owed by the Minister for the Environment to Australian children who might suffer potential “catastrophic harm” from the climate change implications of approving the extension to the Vickery coal mine in New South Wales. Read more

Fifty years’ worth of Queensland exploration data has just become publicly available. We unpack the risks and opportunities you need to be across. Read more

This is the first in a three part series of legal briefings aimed at explaining the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's new mineral regulatory regime to prospective investors in the Kingdom. Read more

In his recent keynote address to the platinum group metals industry, Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe (the Minister) indicated that South Africa aims to increase the country’s share of global exploration expenditure to at least three per cent in the next five years. Read more

With cyber attacks all over the news – and cyber security firm, Secolve, warning that miners and contractors could be increasingly in the cross-hairs – we look at where your operations could most be at risk, and what you can do to reduce the risk of being the next victim. Read more