Hot Take of the Week: Mining’s reputation problem hurts more than any environmental regulation ever could

Has public perception become the biggest obstacle in the industry, or is it still all about policy and profit?

Public perception is the bigger obstacle now; even profitable, compliant projects stall without social license. We lost 14 months on a permitted pit when a community vote killed the haul road - funding a bypass and posting real-time dust/noise data turned it around.

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