Step-by-step business journeys

Set up a metal ore mining business

For metal ore mining businesses: iron, copper, tin, lead, zinc, tungsten, uranium and thorium. Get the permits and consents, run the mine under the Mines Regulations 2014, and put the employer duties in place.

Set up a quarrying and mining business

Extract stone, sand, gravel, clay, salt, peat or other minerals. Get planning permission and the permits for your site, then run the quarry safely under the Quarries Regulations 1999, including control of silica dust.

Set up a mining support service business

For drilling, well services, site preparation, pumping and draining contractors working for mining and petroleum operators. Control hazardous substances and explosion risks, meet each worksite's safety regime, and check you have everything in place.

Set up a coal mining operation

The regulations for coal and lignite extraction in Great Britain, in order: the workplace duties every employer shares, the mine safety regime, the coal-mining licence and other mining duties, then what to have in place before you start.