HSE (opens in a new tab)
Workplace health, safety, and welfare regulation across all industries. Enforces the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and related regulations. Investigates serious incidents …
Enforces 14 Acts this sector relies on.
Sector
Mining & Resources
Quarrying, mineral extraction, oil and gas exploration and resource industries.
- Guides
- 21
- Regulators
- 16
- Legislation
- 13
- Journeys
- 6
Start here
See all 6Step-by-step routes through what mining & resources businesses must do.
Ranked by how thoroughly each journey maps this sector's guidance.
Journey
Water Framework Directive compliance for businesses
Complete compliance pathway for businesses whose activities may affect water body status — from understanding the WFD framework through identifying which licences, permits, or consents you need, to applying, monitoring, and reporting. Covers England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
JourneySet up a coal mining operation
JourneySet up a metal ore mining business
Learning path for metal ore mining businesses — iron, copper, tin, lead, zinc, tungsten, uranium and thorium. Work out which regulations apply, put a safe mine in place, get the permits and consents you need, and verify everything with a compliance checklist.
Who regulates you
See all 16The bodies that set rules and enforce compliance for mining & resources.
Ranked by how much of the legislation this sector's guides cite each one enforces.
NSTA (opens in a new tab)
Licenses and regulates the UK oil and gas, offshore hydrogen, and carbon storage industries. Issues petroleum production licences and CO2 storage licences. Formerly the …
Enforces 5 Acts this sector relies on.
OPRED (opens in a new tab)
Regulates environmental aspects of offshore oil and gas, carbon storage, and gas unloading/storage. Issues environmental permits, approves oil spill response plans, and oversees decommissioning …
Enforces 5 Acts this sector relies on.
NRW (opens in a new tab)
Principal environmental regulator for Wales. Combines functions of Environment Agency Wales, Countryside Council for Wales, and Forestry Commission Wales. Issues environmental permits, manages natural …
Enforces 4 Acts this sector relies on.
ONR (opens in a new tab)
Independent regulator for nuclear safety and security. Issues nuclear site licences. Regulates nuclear installations, transport, and safeguards.
Enforces 4 Acts this sector relies on.
SEPA (opens in a new tab)
Scotland's principal environmental regulator. Protects and improves Scotland's environment. Issues environmental permits for waste, emissions, water abstraction, and radioactive substances. Enforces environmental law and …
Enforces 4 Acts this sector relies on.
Key legislation
See all 13The Acts and statutory instruments that set duties for this sector.
Ranked by how many of this sector's guides cite each — the legislation most central to the sector appears first.
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SI
The Quarries Regulations 1999 (opens in a new tab) Cited by 6 of this sector's guides
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SI
Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety … (opens in a new tab) Cited by 4 of this sector's guides
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SI
Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015 (opens in a new tab) Cited by 3 of this sector's guides
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Act
Petroleum Act 1998 (opens in a new tab) Cited by 3 of this sector's guides
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Act
Coal Industry Act 1994 (opens in a new tab) Cited by 2 of this sector's guides
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SI
Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (opens in a new tab) Cited by 1 of this sector's guide
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Act
Energy Act 2016 (opens in a new tab) Cited by 1 of this sector's guide
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Act
Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (opens in a new tab) Cited by 1 of this sector's guide
All guidance for mining & resources
21 guides for this sector.
Grouped by topic area, with the topic holding the most guidance first; within each, the most comprehensive guides lead.
Compliance & Legal
21 guides
- Set up and run a safe mining support service Mining support services — drilling, well services, site preparation, pumping and draining — handle hazardous substances, flammable hydrocarbons and heavy …
- Set up and run a safe metal ore mine Mining metal ores — iron, copper, tin, lead, zinc, tungsten, uranium and thorium — is high-hazard work. This is the …
- Set up and run a safe petroleum extraction operation Petroleum extraction — crude oil and natural gas — handles large inventories of flammable and toxic hydrocarbons under pressure. This …
- Set up and run a safe quarry or mine Operating a quarry or mine — stone, sand, gravel, clay, salt, peat or chemical minerals — is high-hazard work. This …
- Set up and run a safe coal mining operation Every coal or lignite mining operation must meet universal workplace duties before it tackles the sector-specific mining safety, licensing and …
- Get the licences, permits and meet major-hazard duties for petroleum extraction Petroleum extraction requires a petroleum production licence from the NSTA, site-specific permits and compliance with major-hazard controls. This guide covers …
- Get the permits and consents for quarrying and mining Before you open, extend or resume a quarry or mine you need minerals planning permission, and your operation may need …
- Coal mining compliance checklist Use this checklist to confirm you have met every regulatory obligation that applies to your coal or lignite mining operation …
- Meet your coal mining regulatory duties Coal and lignite extraction in Great Britain requires a coal-mining operation licence, compliance with the mines or quarries safety regime …
- Get authorisation for a water activity in Scotland (EASR) How to get authorisation for any activity affecting surface water or groundwater in Scotland — abstraction, impoundment, engineering in or …
- Get the permits and consents for metal ore mining Before you open, extend or resume a metal ore mine you need planning permission, environmental permits for mine-water discharge and …
- Meet your worksite compliance duties for mining support When you provide support services on an offshore installation, at a mine or at a quarry, you must comply with …
- Metal ore mining: compliance checklist Use this checklist to confirm your metal ore mining business (SIC division 07) meets its obligations. Work through the universal …
- Quarrying and mining: compliance checklist Use this checklist to confirm your quarrying or mining business (SIC division 08) meets its obligations. Work through the universal …
- Mining support service: compliance checklist Use this checklist to confirm your mining support service business (SIC division 09) meets its obligations. Work through the universal …
- Petroleum extraction: compliance checklist Use this checklist to confirm your petroleum extraction business (SIC division 06) meets its obligations. Work through the universal workplace …
- Which petroleum extraction regulations apply to your business Petroleum extraction businesses — crude oil and natural gas, onshore and offshore — operate under a petroleum production licence, a …
- Which metal ore mining regulations apply to your business Metal ore mining — iron, copper, tin, lead, zinc, tungsten, uranium and thorium — carries mine-safety, explosives, environmental-permit and planning …
- Which mining support service regulations apply to your business Mining support service businesses — drilling, well services, site preparation, pumping and draining for mining and petroleum operators — carry …
- Which quarrying and mining regulations apply to your business Quarrying and mining stone, sand, gravel, clay, salt, peat and chemical minerals carries the Quarries Regulations 1999 quarry-safety regime, planning …
- Which coal mining rules apply to you If you operate or plan to operate a coal or lignite extraction site in Great Britain, you must comply with …
All journeys
- Water Framework Directive compliance for businesses Complete compliance pathway for businesses whose activities may affect water body status — from understanding the WFD framework …
- Set up a coal mining operation
- Set up a metal ore mining business Learning path for metal ore mining businesses — iron, copper, tin, lead, zinc, tungsten, uranium and thorium. Work …
- Set up a mining support service business Learning path for mining support service businesses — drilling, well services, site preparation, pumping and draining for mining …
- Set up a petroleum extraction business Learning path for petroleum extraction businesses — crude oil and natural gas, onshore and offshore. Work out which …
- Set up a quarrying and mining business Learning path for quarrying and mining businesses — stone, sand, gravel, clay, salt, peat and chemical minerals. Work …
Subsectors
SIC 2007 divisions covered by this sector.