Red Tape Delays Mining Projects as Just 9 of 80 Copper Mines on Track for Net Zero

Speakers at the International Mining Conference said red tape was one of the biggest hurdles the industry faced.

A bucket-wheel dumping soil and sand removed from another area of a Newcastle mine, the world's largest coal exporting port, in Australia on Nov. 5, 2021. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images

Tania Constable, CEO of the Minerals Council of Australia, says the industry has been bogged down by too much government red tape and not enough support for supply chains to help meet Australia’s net zero targets.

Speakers at Australia’s largest mining event, the International Mining and Resources Conference and Expo (IMARC), shared similar views on the issue on Oct. 29.