Quarries & Mines – Securing the site for mineral extraction
The cost of securing planning applications and other permit applications for the development of a…
May 19, 2020 By Simon Trahair-Davies
Funding milestone for South Crofty
The development of the South Crofty tin mine near Camborne has reached another significant milestone…
April 30, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Strongbow announces plans to float on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange
Strongbow Exploration Inc. has announced its intention to float on the AIM market of the…
April 30, 2020 By Stephens Scown
What next for rescued tin mine?
The recent acquisition of a historic tin mine in Cornwall could see it return to…
April 30, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Negotiating UK mineral licensing minefield
Any company trying to gain a licence for a new mineral site is only too…
April 30, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Brexit, disputes and the aggregates industry
Commercial disputes are a fact of life for all businesses, including those in the aggregates…
March 9, 2020 By Catherine Mathews
Legal implications of equity-based crowdfunding
As a Lithium exploration company in the UK successfully completes a £1.4 million crowdfunding round,…
December 3, 2019 By Gavin Poole
Quarry extensions
It is common in a minerals context for a mining company to take a lease…
October 9, 2019 By Sam Dunstan
Keeping up with planning rules
The onus is increasingly on developers and planning authorities to consider how proposed projects comply…
February 7, 2019 By Chris Tofts
Compulsory registration of minerals
Mines and minerals can be owned separately from the surface ownership of land. The separation…
January 30, 2019 By Sam Dunstan
Mitigation and screening for appropriate assessment
Proposing development on European Sites already needs to be approached carefully by aggregates businesses. And…
July 16, 2018 By Chris Tofts
Minerals dewatering exemptions to end
The Government has finally moved to withdraw the exemption for minerals operators which meant they…
November 3, 2017 By Chris Tofts