On July 26th, the Mexican Geological Service (Servicio Geológico Mexicano, SGM) announced its program to identify and map mine tailing dams. In its blog, the SGM posted an email address where the public can send “comments, images, recommendations or
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Bills Pending Discussion in Mexico’s Congress that Could Impact the Mining Industry. Part 2.
Bills Related to Indigenous Communities & Public Consultations
This is part 2 in our series of Bills Pending Discussion in Mexico’s Congress that could impact the mining industry. In part 1 we discussed the 5 bills which introduced changes to…
Bills Pending Discussion in Mexico’s Congress that Could Impact the Mining Industry. Part 1.
Federal Court Rules Mining Law Unconstitutional
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Official Mexican Standards for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials
Mexico’s Secretary of Energy published two Official Mexican Standards related to the transportation and labeling of radioactive materials: NOM-009-NUCL-2017, “Determination and application of the transport index (TI) for radioactive materials and the Criticality Safety Index (CSI) for the transport of…





