CRMA Strategic Projects: what the EU auditors’ warning means for real project execution
A practical look at what EU CRMA Strategic Project status means for execution, permitting, financing and technical readiness.
Botnia Gold Fäbodtjärn 2025: what operating reconciliation may suggest about grade, dilution, and technical-report expectations
A practical article on Botnia Gold Fäbodtjärn and what public operating and reserve disclosures may suggest about grade, dilution, and reporting quality.
What the proposed NI 43-101 changes mean in practice for mining companies, QPs, and investor trust
Explore what proposed NI 43-101 changes could mean for reporting quality, qualified persons, and mining project disclosure in practice.
Why Sweden’s alum-shale debate matters: project risk, limited precedent and the proposed new local veto
If your project sits in or near alum shale, the key issue is not only regulation. It is whether your technical, environmental and permitting assumptions still hold under a more uncertain and politically charged risk profile.
Boliden Kevitsa: a case study in mine expansion economics, Finland’s mining tax hike, and Stage 5 risk
What Boliden Kevitsa reveals about mining-tax sensitivity, Stage 5 expansion risk, and mine-life extension decision-making.
MineGuessr – Elatsite, Bulgaria: Porphyry Copper-Gold Open Pit in the Srednogorie Zone
Open-pit porphyry copper–gold mine at Elatsite in Bulgaria, with a high-altitude pit above Etropole and separate flotation–tailings facilities visible near Mirkovo in satellite imagery.
MineGuessr – Tellnes, Norway: Ilmenite Open-Pit Mine in the Rogaland Anorthosite Province
Open-pit ilmenite mine at Tellnes in Sokndal, Norway, with an elongated pit in anorthosite, waste rock dumps and tailings facilities visible in satellite imagery.
MineGuessr – Siilinjärvi, Finland: Apatite–Phosphate Open-Pit Mine in Central Finland
Apatite–phosphate open-pit mine at Siilinjärvi in central Finland, with twin pits, large tailings and pale phosphogypsum stacks visible in satellite imagery.
