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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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…
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Official Mexican Standards for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials

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